Anish Suri, PhD

Consulting Venture Partner

Anish Suri is a Consulting Venture Partner at Raven and the Executive Vice President and CSO at Synolo. He is an immunologist with more than 20 years of experience in basic and translational research focused on immuno-oncology, autoimmune disorders, transplantation rejection, and inflammation. In his last role as President and CSO of Cue Biopharma, he was responsible for shaping the corporate and scientific strategy to develop novel therapeutic platforms for oncology and autoimmune diseases, which led to several compounds that are currently in clinical development. Prior to joining Cue Biopharma, he held roles of increasing responsibility at Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Johnson & Johnson) with the primary focus on identifying early triggers of immune dysfunction and therapeutic opportunities to reset immune balance. While at Janssen, in 2015 he was recognized by PharmaVOICE as one of the100 Most Inspiring Leaders in the Life Sciences. Prior to Janssen, he was responsible for providing strategic guidance to immuno-oncology and immunology drug discovery programs at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute. Before his work in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Suri was Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine. He received his PhD in immunology from Washington University St. Louis.