Our Team
Scientists and builders who originate conviction.
MEET THE TEAM
AMBER BROWN
Senior Executive Assistant to the Co-founders
GERALD SEWACK, PhD
Director of Scientific Operations
ALONSO RICARDO, PhD
Entrepreneur in Residence
MICHAEL GILLESPIE, MD
Associate
SARAH REED
General Counsel
ERIN CLUTTER
Head of Graphics
AMBER BROWN
Senior Executive Assistant to the Co-founders
<p>Amber is Senior Executive Assistant to the Co-founders at RA Capital Management. Her primary responsibilities are to coordinate calendars, events, and company meetings. She previously held Executive Assistant and Senior Executive Assistant roles at Genuity Science, Charles River Laboratories, and Gloucester Graphics, Inc. Amber has a dual BA concentration in International Business & Modern Languages from Northeastern University and studied abroad at American University of Paris.</p>
GERALD SEWACK, PhD
Director of Scientific Operations
Gerald is the Director of Scientific Operations at RA Capital Management. Gerald’s primary responsibility is to leverage RA Capital’s TechAtlas platform to identify differentiated opportunities for new venture formation. Gerald holds a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard Medical School. His research investigated chromatin structure and transcription factor binding. He worked previously at Global Prior Art, an intellectual property analysis firm, as a Partner and the Director of the Life Sciences Division.
ALONSO RICARDO, PhD
Entrepreneur in Residence
<blockquote><blockquote><p>Alonso Ricardo is an Entrepreneur in Residence at RA Capital, where he works closely with RA’s Venture Team to evaluate drug discovery platforms and initiate novel therapeutics programs. Prior to joining RA Capital, Alonso was Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Ra Pharmaceuticals until it was acquired by UCB in 2020. At Ra Pharma, Alonso held various leadership roles where he initiated and led the scientific efforts for the company in multiple preclinical and clinical programs; working in a wide set of therapeutic areas and using different molecular modalities. In this role, he gained broad expertise across all phases of drug discovery, early development, and clinical research. Alonso completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Florida and his post-doctoral work as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow at Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital. Alonso was also a chemistry professor at the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia.</p></blockquote></blockquote>
MICHAEL GILLESPIE, MD
Associate
Michael Gillespie is an Associate within the TechAtlas division of RA Capital Management. Michael’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to create competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices for disease indications and capabilities. Michael's previous experience includes venture development at Health Wildcatters Seed Accelerator and product development in various roles at the Institute for Environmental and Exercise Medicine and as an Aerospace Medicine Clerk at NASA. Michael holds a BS in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University and an MD from the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine.
SARAH REED
General Counsel
<p>Sarah Reed is the General Counsel at RA Capital Management. Sarah joined our team from MPM Capital where she served as the COO & General Counsel. Prior to MPM, Sarah was the General Counsel for Charles River Ventures and before that, at Palomar Medical Technologies. Sarah began her legal career with Foley, Hoag, & Eliot LLP. Sarah earned her BA from Harvard College in East Asian Studies and her JD from Harvard Law School. Sarah is the only lawyer to have received the NVCA’s Outstanding Service Award, for her leadership role in conceiving of and spearheading the NVCA Model Legal Documents. Sarah teaches a course at Harvard Law School on venture capital fund formation.</p>
ERIN CLUTTER
Head of Graphics
Erin Clutter is the Head of Graphics at RA Capital Management. Erin’s primary responsibilities at RA Capital are to manage the design and creation of all internal and external documents and resources for the company, including competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices for disease indications and capabilities, set brand standards, and oversee internal and external marketing efforts. Erin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design. She worked previously in desktop publishing and as a freelance designer.