Founder, Westlake Village BioPartners
As a co-founding managing director of Westlake Village BioPartners, Seidenberg works to make the firm one of the top biotech investors in the country and establish Los Angeles as a major biotech hub. Since 2018, Westlake Village BioPartners has raised more than $820 million, investing in and incubating 20 life sciences companies. Seidenberg made her foray into the biotech venture capital world as a general partner at Menlo Park venture giant Kleiner Perkins in 2005, a role she continues to hold. She’s also held leadership roles at Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co.