David Berry (inventor)
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| Born | February 10, 1978 |
| Education | MIT, Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist, entrepreneur, Flagship Ventures |
David Berry, M.D., PhD., (born February 10, 1978) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and CEO. Berry has co-founded and helped build over 20 companies in life sciences, technology, and sustainability. He was selected as a 2014 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In 2007, he was named as the Innovator of the Year by the MIT Technology Review TR35 list of one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35. He speaks globally on topics such as innovation and entrepreneurship.
Berry was born in New York City in 1978. He graduated Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY in 1996. Berry graduated with a S.B. Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000. He was awarded his PhD from the Biological Engineering Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, completing his thesis in the labs of Robert Langer and Ram Sasisekharan. Berry earned his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 2006. He was recognized in 2005 with the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for invention and innovation.
Berry joined Flagship Pioneering, a Cambridge, Massachusetts based venture capital firm that invests in and founds companies in healthcare and sustainability, in 2005 where he is a General Partner. The firm has more than $1.7 billion under management. Since inception, Flagship has conceived and launched over 40 first-in-class companies through VentureLabs and supported another nearly 50 best-in-class companies. Berry has been described "a rising star of the Boston-area venture capital scene," and "one of the most brilliant thinkers." Berry has founded over 20 companies including Seres Therapeutics (NADAQ: MCRB), Evelo Biosciences, Joule Unlimited, Axcella Health, Eleven Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: EBIO), Indigo Agriculture, and LS9 (acquired by Renewable Energy Group). Berry was involved in the launching of T2 (NASDAQ: TTOO) and Seventh Sense among others.
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