Deerfield
About Deerfield

Launched in 1994, Deerfield Management Company is an investment firm dedicated to advancing healthcare through information, investment, and philanthropy—all toward the end goal of cures for disease, improved quality of life, and reduced cost of care.

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Investment

Supporting companies across the healthcare ecosystem with flexible funding models…

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Information

Delivering market research to the Deerfield team, its portfolio companies and other partners.

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Philanthropy

A New York City-based not-for-profit devoted to advancing innovative health care initiatives.

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Portfolio Companies

Deerfield generally maintains a combined portfolio of more than 150 private and public investments across the life science, medical device, diagnostic, digital health and health service industries at all stages of evolution from start-up to mature company.

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Research Collaborations

Deerfield partners with leading academic research centers, providing critical funding and expertise to further sustain and accelerate the commercialization of discoveries toward meaningful societal impact by advancing cures for disease.

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Strategic Partners

As a strategic partner, Deerfield offers capital, scientific expertise, business operating support, and unique access to innovation.

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Deerfield Foundation

The Deerfield Foundation is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve health, accelerate innovation and promote human equity.

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Cure Campus

Cure is a 12-story innovations campus in New York City that intends to bring together innovators from academia, government, industry, and the not-for-profit sectors to advance human health and accelerate the fight against disease.

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Cure Programming

Cure has a series of expert lectures intended to advance thought in healthcare, management, innovation, policy, and other relevant subjects. This fosters growth and education for those at Cure and its guests.

Events at the Cure

Surya Reddy

Surya Reddy is an Associate Director, Data Analytics, in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2023. Prior to Deerfield, Mr. Reddy most recently was a Data Science Manager at Symphony Health Solutions where he worked for over four years. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Osmania University in India and an M.S. in Business Intelligence and Analytics from Saint Joseph University.

Marisa Oppenheim

Marisa Oppenheim is an Associate Director, Engineering, in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2022. Prior to Deerfield, Ms. Oppenheim was a Software Engineer at Tempus Labs. Before that, she was a Software Engineer for Domio and a Platform Support Engineer for Novus Partners, Inc. Ms. Oppenheim holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from The City University of New York’s Macaulay Honors College.

Iris Chen

Iris Chen is a Research Manager, Data Analytics in the Deerfield Institute. Ms. Chen joined the Firm in 2021 as a Fellow. Ms. Chen holds a B.A. in Mathematics from The City University of New York’s Macaulay Honors College.

Paul Quigley

Paul Quigley is a Software Engineer in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2022. Prior to Deerfield, Mr. Quigley spent seven years as a Software Engineer at MIK Fund Solutions and more than two years as a Software Engineer at Street Systems. Before that, Mr. Quigley spent a year at Indus Capital Partners as a Technology Analyst, a year at Pali Capital as a Software Engineer, two years at NorthPoint Solutions as a Consultant, two years at Verified Person as a Software Engineer, four years at MasterCard as a Senior Developer and three years at USIternetworking as an Integration Specialist. Mr. Quigley holds a B.A in Information Technology with Marketing from University of Paisley in the United Kingdom.

David Griffith

David Griffith is a Senior Director, Data Analytics, working with the Business Development team and joined the Firm in 2020. Prior to Deerfield, Mr. Griffith spent over three years at Pfizer, where he was most recently Director, Payer Analytics. In this role, he was responsible for providing guidance and recommendations to senior leadership with respect to Pfizer’s Innovative Health portfolio, in addition to building machine learning models to predict outcomes of market access investments. Before Pfizer, Mr. Griffith worked as a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and IQVIA within the healthcare and life sciences industries. Mr. Griffith holds a B.S. in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a M.S. in Applied Analytics from Columbia University.

Ric Kaspar

Ric Kaspar is a Senior Director, Engineering, in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2020. Prior to Deerfield, Mr. Kaspar was a Senior Software Developer at the New York Blood Center and a Senior Software Developer with NHS Improvement in London. Before his time with the NHS, he was a Senior Development/Analyst with Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Mr. Kaspar holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance from Bond University in Australia.

Morgan Tam

Morgan Tam is an Associate Director, Data Science, in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2020. Prior to Deerfield, Mr. Tam spent two years at CKM Analytix, initially as a Data Scientist and then as a Senior Data Scientist. Before CKM Analytix, he was a Data Scientist at Metis. Mr. Tam also held positions at Expert Network Group (ENG) as an Investment Research Analyst and Philips Healthcare as a Software Engineer through a co-op program. Mr. Tam holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, where he spent three years as a Senior Researcher in Radiation Oncology at the Laboratory for Cancer Nanotechnology and Immunotherapy and was a contributing author on three peer-reviewed publications.

Richard Balmir

Richard Balmir is an Application Developer in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2020. Immediately prior to joining Deerfield, Mr. Balmir spent five years at Sandler O’Neill & Partners as a Lead Software Developer. Prior to his position at Sandler O’Neill, Mr. Balmir worked at Annaly Capital Management as a Financial Software Developer. He began his career at Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mr. Balmir holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from SUNY New Paltz and a M.S. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University.

Ranjita Panigrahi

Ranjita Panigrahi is a Director, Data Engineering, in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2019. Prior to Deerfield, Ms. Panigrahi was a Data Engineer at PointState Capital for more than three years, where she was responsible for employing various tools and techniques to construct frameworks and data warehouses to prepare information for data scientists and business analysts. Before PointState, she worked for ANZ, Accenture and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation. Ms. Panigrahi received her Bachelor of Technology from Biju Patnaik University of Technology in India.

Alexander Ashavsky

Alex Ashavsky is a Managing Director, Data Science and Engineering, in the Deerfield Institute and joined the Firm in 2018. Prior to Deerfield, Mr. Ashavsky worked at MediaRadar as a Senior Software Engineer. Before that, he spent four years at iHeartMedia as a Senior Software Engineer. He was previously a Business Intelligence Consultant at Sky IT Group. Mr. Ashavsky started his career at TransPerfect Legal Solutions. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from New York University and an M.S. in Operations Management and Analytics from Stanford University.