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Jeffrey Cleland

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Chairman, CEO & President at Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc.
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Jeffrey Cleland is the Chairman, CEO, and President of Ashvattha Therapeutics, a company he co-founded. With a Ph. D. from MIT, he has over 30 years of experience in the biotech industry, specializing in nanomedicine and successfully raising over $500 million in capital throughout his career.

Outside of his professional work, Jeffrey is dedicated to his community and family. He founded and previously chaired the Nativity School Development Fund to manage fundraising for the school and has publicly shared his pride in his daughters accomplishments and work in helping others.

He led one of the most successful biotech IPOs of all time based on valuation, demand, and total proceeds.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chairman, CEO & President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Nanomedicine Development
He co-founded Ashvattha Therapeutics to develop novel nanomedicines, specifically hydroxyl dendrimer therapeutics, to treat inflammatory diseases, and often speaks on the topic.
Ophthalmology Treatments
Actively building his company's ophthalmology team to create at-home subcutaneous treatments for conditions like DME and AMD, aiming to replace more invasive methods.
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Career

Work history

9-2019
Chairman, CEO & President
Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc.
1-2023
Board Member
Elixirgen Therapeutics, Inc.
10-2022
Board Member
Syncromune®
9-2014
Member, Governing Board
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
9-2012
Board Member / Founder Nativity School Development Fund
Nativity Catholic School
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Education
1986 - 1991
Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9-1982 - 6-1986
B.S.
University of California, Davis
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