Richard Gaster, M.D., Ph.D.

Richard Gaster, M.D., Ph.D., is a parent of a pediatric brain tumor survivor and a Managing Partner at venBio, a life sciences-focused venture capital group dedicated to developing novel medicines for patients with unmet needs. He brings a background as a physician, entrepreneur, and life sciences investor, having played a key role in launching and investing in over a dozen venBio portfolio companies.

Before venBio, he was a Senior Associate at Third Rock Ventures, focused on building biotech startups from cutting-edge science. He began his career in Harvard’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency, training at Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women’s, and Beth Israel Deaconess.

Dr. Gaster has authored papers in Nature Medicine and Nature Nanotechnology, holds over a dozen patents, won first prize in the IEEE Change the World Competition, and was named to Forbes “30 Under 30” in Science and Healthcare.

He earned a B.S.E. in Bioengineering, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.D./Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Stanford.