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John M. Reher

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Managing Director, Brain Trust Accelerator Fund

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Brain Trust Accelerator Fund
Title
Managing Director
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 21 September 2026

About

From 2001-2006, John was founding president and executive director of Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, Inc. (ABC2), a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating therapies for treatment of brain cancer by employing venture principles to this philanthropic endeavor. Previously, John had more than 12 years of venture capital experience as a general partner and co-founder of Medicus Venture Partners, an early-stage healthcare venture partnership with investments that included Biosite Diagnostics, Inhale Therapeutic Systems (now Nektar), Tularik, and other successful companies.

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Background

Education
He received a Masters of Management degree from Northwestern University and a BS in Mathematics and Business Economics from Illinois Benedictine University.Source (opens in a new tab)

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