General Partner, Canaan Partners
Nina Kjellson is a general partner at Canaan, where she invests in early-stage biopharma companies. Prior to Canaan, Nina was a general partner at InterWest and worked at Bay City Capital, Oracle Partners and KFF. As a founder of WoVen: Women Who Venture, Nina is a vocal advocate for women in venture. She is a Health Innovators Fellow of the Aspen Institute and serves as Co-Chair of Life Science Cares Bay Area. She is a director of Girl Effect, a member of the Leadership Council of the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Center and immediate past-Chair of Essential Access Health. Nina holds a B.A. in human biology from Stanford University.