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Heidi Kempinski

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Senior Principal & Operating Executive, Tellus BioVentures

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Tellus BioVentures
Title
Senior Principal & Operating Executive
Role
Principal
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Record updated 22 September 2026

About

Heidi also serves as Chief Executive Officer for Praeventix and Chief Operating Officer for Aegle Therapeutics and previously served as COO at Zenas BioPharma. Prior to joining Tellus, Heidi served as VP of Business Operations and Strategic Alliances at GlaxoSmithKline following the acquisition of TESARO in 2019. Heidi was part of the founding team of TESARO where she established pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, quality, regulatory, clinical operations, and program management for the company. Heidi also managed business development diligence processes, all global development and commercialization relationships with licensors and licensees, and collaborative discovery, clinical and diagnostic relationships.

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Background

Education
Heidi received a Bachelor’s in microbiology and chemistry from Quinnipiac University and an MBA with a specialty in innovation and entrepreneurship from Northeastern University.Source (opens in a new tab)

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