Michael P. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., CFA

Michael P. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., CFA is the Founder and CEO of Northpond Ventures. Northpond Ventures is a multi-billion-dollar science-driven venture capital firm based in Cambridge, MA; San Francisco, CA; and Bethesda, MD. Northpond has consistently been named one of the most active lead life science investors in venture industry rankings. It is deeply engaged in the academic ecosystem, having founded and launched The Laboratory for Bioengineering Research and Innovation at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University; the MIT-Northpond Program – Advancing Life Science & Engineering Innovation; the Northpond Laboratories — Program for Research and Innovation at Stanford School of Medicine; and sponsored a prize for women entrepreneurs at MIT.

Mike is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University (School of Medicine), and a Visiting Scholar at both Harvard University (Wyss Institute) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (School of Engineering), where he focuses on bioengineering and medical innovation. His academic contributions have been recognized with several awards, including the Harvard Medical School Teaching Award, the Potts award, and the Beem Fisher Award.

Previously, Mike was the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Sands Capital Ventures, a global cross-industry venture capital business and affiliate of Sands Capital Management.

Prior to joining Sands Capital Ventures, Mike became a board-certified physician and surgeon, completing his fellowship training at Harvard Medical School. Mike holds an MBA from University of Massachusetts Amherst; earned his medical doctorate at The University of Chicago; and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from University of California, Los Angeles, Samueli School of Engineering, where he was the student graduation speaker. Mike is also a CFA charterholder. Mike lives in Bethesda, MD with his wife Iris and three children.