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Dr. Priscilla Chan, MD, is a Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC and a Chairman at Gradient Learning.
She leads efforts to advance biomedical research and technology to help scientists cure, prevent, or manage all disease by the end of this century.
Her leadership at the firm has focused on harnessing AI, building cutting-edge research tools, and funding innovative science to unlock new insights into human biology.
Dr. Chan was previously employed as a Founder by Zuckerberg Education Management LLC and a Co-Founder by Startup:Education.
She earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Harvard University and her doctor of medicine from the University of California, San Francisco, where she also completed her pediatrics residency.
Priscilla Chan active positions
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous CZI works at the intersection of philanthropy and technology, while supporting movement and capacity building to achieve progress across their focus areas with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens. They invest venture capital in companies around the world that are developing transformative solutions to the issues at the heart of CZI’s mission while building scalable, sustainable businesses. | Chief Executive Officer | 2014-12-31 |
Gradient Learning | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Priscilla Chan
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Zuckerberg Education Management LLC
Zuckerberg Education Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Zuckerberg Education invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on education technology sectors. It participates in early stage capital transactions. | Founder | - |
Startup:Education
Startup:Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Foundation | Founder | - |
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Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Startup:Education
Startup:Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Foundation | Commercial Services |
Zuckerberg Education Management LLC
Zuckerberg Education Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Zuckerberg Education invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on education technology sectors. It participates in early stage capital transactions. | Finance |
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous CZI works at the intersection of philanthropy and technology, while supporting movement and capacity building to achieve progress across their focus areas with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens. They invest venture capital in companies around the world that are developing transformative solutions to the issues at the heart of CZI’s mission while building scalable, sustainable businesses. | Miscellaneous |
Gradient Learning |
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