Biography

Anula Jayasuriya, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

Dr. Jayasuriya is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Kidron Capital, a venture fund focused on investments in advancing women’s health, a position she has held since January 2022. She is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of EXXclaim Capital, a venture fund also focused on innovation in women’s health, a position she has held since July 2017. In 2006, she co-founded the Evolvence India Life Science Fund, managing the fund until July of 2017. From 2001 to 2002, Dr. Jayasuriya was a partner with Skyline Ventures in Palo Alto, and prior to that with the German/US venture capital firm TVM, in San Francisco. Her prior positions include VP, Business Development at Genomics Collaborative, Inc., from 1999 to 2000, and VP, Global Drug Development at Hoffman-La Roche from 1994 to 1998. Dr. Jayasuriya serves as a director of Jaguar Health, Inc. (JAGX). Dr. Jayasuriya received a B.A. from Harvard University summa cum laude, a M. Phil. in pharmacology from the University of Cambridge, an M.D. and Ph.D. (in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) from Harvard Medical School and an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School. Dr. Jayasuriya brings to our Board business, scientific, and medical experience earned throughout her career as a pharmaceutical company executive, private equity executive, and venture capitalist, providing her with a broad experience base spanning clinical, executive, entrepreneurial, and financial roles.