Stephen Lesser

Directeur/Membre du Conseil chez Aceragen, Inc. (North Carolina)

Profil

Stephen Lesser, Principal at NovaQuest Capital Management, is responsible for sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and managing animal health and human health investments.
He has extensive experience advising life sciences companies and their leadership teams on complex transactions, including corporate finance, venture capital, M&A, and other strategic and growth initiatives.
Before joining NovaQuest, Mr. Lesser spent seven years at Bayer.
Most recently, Mr. Lesser served as lead counsel for Leaps by Bayer, Bayer’s corporate venture capital arm.
He was responsible for advising on equity, joint venture, and other strategic investment, licensing, and collaboration activities across Bayer’s portfolio of pharmaceutical, agricultural, animal health, and consumer health investments.
Previously, Mr. Lesser served as a senior lawyer for Bayer’s U.S.
agricultural business unit advising on all aspects of its strategy and commercial operations, including venture capital investments.
Prior to joining Bayer, Mr. Lesser spent five years at Troutman Sanders LLP, where he represented public and private companies in dynamic and heavily regulated environments on > $15 billion in M&A, debt and equity offerings, and other corporate matters.
Mr. Lesser earned a BA in History from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a JD from the Washington and Lee University School of Law, and a MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Postes actifs de Stephen Lesser

Sociétés	Poste	Début
Aceragen, Inc. (North Carolina)	Directeur/Membre du Conseil	-
NovaQuest Capital Management LLC	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2020

Anciens postes connus de Stephen Lesser

Sociétés	Poste	Fin
Leaps by Bayer	Conseiller Juridique Général	01/12/2019
AgTech Accelerator Corp.	Directeur/Membre du Conseil	01/04/2019
BAYER AG	Conseiller Juridique Général	01/02/2019
Troutman Sanders LLP	Analyste en capital-investissement	01/04/2013

Formation de Stephen Lesser

Kenan-Flagler Business School	Masters Business Admin
Washington & Lee University School of Law	Graduate Degree
University of Maryland Baltimore County	Undergraduate Degree