Our Team
Many Backgrounds. Different Perspectives. Persistently Curious.
MEET THE TEAM
MALIN DEON
Senior Executive Assistant
RYAN RUSSELL
Fund Accountant
JEFF BREAY
Head Trader
ALEX MILLER, PhD
Associate
DAN GUGLIELMO
IT Operations Associate
KATHERINE TERRANOVA
Associate
MALIN DEON
Senior Executive Assistant
Malin is a Senior Executive Assistant at RA Capital. Her primary responsibilities are to provide strategic administrative support and assist the co-founder in various external and internal projects. Malin previously held posts as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Abata Therapeutics and as an Executive Assistant at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, and Jounce Therapeutics. Malin received her MS in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont and a BA in History from Rollins College.
RYAN RUSSELL
Fund Accountant
Ryan Russell is a Fund Accountant at RA Capital Management. His primary responsibilities are to assist with accounting, financial reporting and investment valuation. Prior to RA, Ryan was at KPMG where he was a Senior Associate. Prior to KPMG, Ryan worked at Morris and Morris, P.C. as a Staff Accountant. Ryan has a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and Sports Management from Isenberg School of Management at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
JEFF BREAY
Head Trader
Jeff Breay is a Head Trader at RA Capital Management. His responsibilities include managing the portfolio’s public equity positions, monitoring market, sector, and individual equity dynamics, and maintaining relationships with broker/dealer counterparties. Jeff holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from Georgetown. Prior to joining RA Capital, Jeff worked for over 10 years as an institutional equity sales trader, primarily at KCG Holdings, Inc., where he managed the Boston office.
ALEX MILLER, PhD
Associate
Alex is an Associate with the TechAtlas division of RA Capital. Alex works closely with members of the investment team and portfolio companies to deeply understand competitive landscapes, evaluate investment opportunities in a variety of therapeutic areas across all stages from discovery and new company creation through commercialization, and advise portfolio companies on program and pipeline strategy. Alex has a BS in Engineering Sciences in Bioengineering from Harvard University and recently received his PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Program.
DAN GUGLIELMO
IT Operations Associate
Dan Guglielmo is IT Operations Associate at RA Capital Management. Dan’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to provide technical assistance and support for issues related to computer systems, the network, and server environments. Prior to RA, Dan spent three years in Systems Engineer and Technical Consultant roles at Withum Smith + Brown, where he provided cloud and hybrid implementation guidance for clients within industries such as healthcare, construction, and fitness. Prior to external consulting and engineering, he gained experience in Helpdesk Specialist and Systems Administrator roles at Withum and Edelstein and Company, LLP. Dan studied Network Communications & Information Services at Lincoln Technical. He holds Microsoft 365 and Microsoft certifications as Messaging Administrator Associate, Teams Administrator Associate, Teamwork Administrator Associate, and Azure Administrator Associate.
KATHERINE TERRANOVA
Associate
Katie Terranova is an Associate with the TechAtlas division of RA Capital. Katie works closely with members of the investment team and portfolio companies to deeply understand competitive landscapes, evaluate investment opportunities in a variety of therapeutic areas across all stages from discovery and new company creation through commercialization, and advise portfolio companies on program and pipeline strategy. Prior to RA, Katie was a clinical data specialist within the Patient Safety and Quality group at Boston Children’s Hospital. Katie has a BA in Mathematics with a minor in Chemistry from Boston College and an MS in Medical Science from Boston University School of Medicine.