Farah Champsi

Farah H.
Champsi is currently a Director at Sanarus Medical, Inc., Alta BioPharma Management III LLC, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Population Health Investment Co., Inc., and Smith College.
In the past, Champsi served as Chairman at Azelon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2005 to 2010.
Champsi was also a Managing Director & General Partner at Alta Partners Management Co. LP.
From 2010 to 2014, Champsi worked as a Director at Chimerix, Inc. Champsi has also held director positions at Aerovance, Inc., Myocor, Inc., Portola Pharmaceuticals LLC from 2005 to 2013, Agensys, Inc., Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Trevena, Inc. from 2008 to 2014, Kite Pharma, Inc. from 2013 to 2017, Allakos, Inc., and Interwest Venture Management Co. Additionally, Champsi worked as the Head-Global Life Sciences Investment Banking Group at Robertson Stephens & Co. from 1987 to 1999.
Champsi completed an undergraduate degree at Smith College and earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.