Jeanne Cunicelli
President at UPMC Enterprises
Profile
Jeanne Cunicelli, a veteran venture capitalist in the life sciences industry, became president of UPMC Enterprises in January 2021.
Cunicelli was a managing director at Bay City Capital in San Francisco before joining UPMC in 2017 to lead UPMC Enterprises’ Translational Sciences focus area.
As president of UPMC Enterprises, Cunicelli is leading UPMC’s efforts to commercialize its managerial and health care expertise.
With a focus on improving the quality, efficiency and patient experience at UPMC, the division and its partners will then take those solutions to the broader health care market through its two focus areas, Translational Sciences and Digital Solutions.
Under Cunicelli’s leadership, the Translational Sciences team has grown to more than 20 scientific and investment professionals working to accelerate the transfer of scientific discoveries into life-changing medicines, diagnostics and devices.
Based on ground-breaking research from the University of Pittsburgh and other global innovators, the team will deploy $1 billion in life sciences investments by 2024.
Through its Digital Solutions group, UPMC Enterprises has started and invested in a portfolio of companies that leverages UPMC’s scale and health care insights to provide clinicians, payers and consumers with engaging technology that improves the quality and cost effectiveness of health care.
Cunicelli is a member of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University.
She received an M.B.A.
from the University of San Francisco and a bachelor’s degree in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon University.
Jeanne Cunicelli active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| University of San Francisco | Director/Board Member | - |
Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Director/Board Member | - |
ALung Technologies, Inc.
 ALung Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ALung Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of respiratory support solutions. The company was founded by William Federspiel and Brack Hattler in 1997 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. | Director/Board Member | - |
SparingVision SAS
 SparingVision SAS BiotechnologyHealth Technology SparingVision SAS develops therapeutic approach for treatment of blinding inherited retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa. The company was founded by Jose Alain Sahel, Thierry Leveillard and Florence Allouche Ghrenassia and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Director/Board Member | - |
UPMC Enterprises
 UPMC Enterprises Investment ManagersFinance UPMC Enterprises (UPMC Enterprises) is a venture capital subsidiary of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | President | 2020-12-31 |
Novasenta, Inc.
 Novasenta, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Novasenta, Inc. develops therapies for cancer. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The company was founded by Greg Delgoffe, Robert L. Ferris, Dario Vignali. Mani Mohindru has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Jeanne Cunicelli
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NUPATHE INC | Director/Board Member | 2012-10-22 |
Birchmere Ventures, Inc.
 Birchmere Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Birchmere Ventures Inc (Birchmere Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1996 by Ned Renzi and Sean Sebastian. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with an additional office in San Francisco. | Private Equity Investor | 2008-12-30 |
Ernst & Young LLP
 Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Training of Jeanne Cunicelli
| Carnegie Mellon University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of San Francisco | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 12 |
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Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Birchmere Ventures, Inc.
Birchmere Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Birchmere Ventures Inc (Birchmere Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1996 by Ned Renzi and Sean Sebastian. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with an additional office in San Francisco. | Finance |
Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc.
 Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc. provided radiation therapy and medical services. The company was founded by Eric R. Meier, Alfred G. Merriweather and Steve Tallman in 1999 and was headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Health Services |
Protez Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Protez Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Protez Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It develops antibiotics for infections & provides research service on intravenous & oral small molecule antibiotics to chronic and recurrent infections. The company was founded by Klaus Esser, Luigi Xerri & Christopher M. Cashman in 2003 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA. | Health Technology |
Bay City Capital LLC
 Bay City Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bay City Capital LLC (Bay City Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Fred Craves, John Diekman, and Thomas Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in California, United States. | Finance |
NuPathe, Inc.
 NuPathe, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology NuPathe, Inc. develops pharmaceutical and therapeutic products. It focuses on the development and commercialization of branded therapeutics for diseases of central nervous system, including neurological and psychiatric disorders. The company was founded by Terri B. Sebree and Jane Holmes Hollingsworth in 2005 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA. | Health Technology |
IDEV Technologies, Inc.
 IDEV Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology IDEV Technologies, Inc. develops medical devices for endovascular uses. Its products include interventional cardiology, interventional radiology and vascular surgery. The company was founded by Sheldon J. Jeffery in 1999 and is headquartered in Webster, TX. | Health Technology |
ALung Technologies, Inc.
ALung Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ALung Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of respiratory support solutions. The company was founded by William Federspiel and Brack Hattler in 1997 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. | Health Technology |
SparingVision SAS
SparingVision SAS BiotechnologyHealth Technology SparingVision SAS develops therapeutic approach for treatment of blinding inherited retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa. The company was founded by Jose Alain Sahel, Thierry Leveillard and Florence Allouche Ghrenassia and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Health Technology |
UPMC Enterprises
UPMC Enterprises Investment ManagersFinance UPMC Enterprises (UPMC Enterprises) is a venture capital subsidiary of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Finance |
Novasenta, Inc.
Novasenta, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Novasenta, Inc. develops therapies for cancer. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The company was founded by Greg Delgoffe, Robert L. Ferris, Dario Vignali. Mani Mohindru has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Commercial Services |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of hospital health programs and services. It operates through the following business units: Provider Services, Insurance Services, UPMC International, and UPMC Enterprises. It also develops programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopedics, and sports medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. | Health Services |
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