Terry McGuire
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Terry McGuire is a co-founder and general partner of Polaris Venture Partners
based in the Boston office. McGuire focuses on life sciences investments.
Prior to starting Polaris, McGuire spent seven years as a partner at the venture capital firm Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
investing in early stage medical and information technology companies. McGuire was also a partner at Beta Partners from 1988- 1997. His venture capital career began at Golder, Thoma & Cressey in Chicago.
Through the years, McGuire has invested in a number of companies spanning several industries. These investments include Akamai
, Aspect Medical Systems, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, GlycoFi, Transform Pharmaceuticals, and Remon Medical Technologies. Akamai
is a internet service that deals with Web interactions, and works to improve effective connections. Today, Akamai
is a public company. Another example is GlycoFi, which creates biotheraputics through proteins. GlycoFi was acquired by Merck in 2006.
McGuire has co-founded three companies: Inspire Pharmaceuticals, AIR (Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc.), and MicroCHIPS. For example, AIR has created a drug delivery method that allows drugs to be inhaled into the lungs.
, the largest organization of venture capital firms in the United States. McGuire is also the Chair of the board of overseers at the Thayer School of Engineering
at Dartmouth College
. He also serves on the boards of MIT’s The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
, and The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at HBS.
McGuire also represents Polaris on the boards of directors of a number of the firm's portoflio companies including Acceleron Pharma, AdiMAB, Arsenal Medical, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Life Line Screening
, MicroCHIPS, Pulmatrix, Tempo Pharmaceuticals and Trevena.
McGuire is a recipient of the Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Life Sciences, awarded by Forbes/Gottlieb Medical Technology Investor, Harvard MIT Biomedical Engineering Center, the New Jerusalem Foundation, the Jerusalem Development Authority, and Rodman and Renshaw. He was listed in Forbes
- The Midas 100 of Top Tech Investors for 2011. TheFunded ranked McGuire its most loved VC.
in 1985. Prior to attending Harvard Business School
, he earned his MS in engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering
at Dartmouth College
. He became a Thomas J. Watson
fellow in 1979. McGuire earned his BS in physics and economics from Hobart College
.
Polaris Venture Partners
Polaris Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and early stage investments particularly in companies engaged in the information technology and life sciences sectors....
based in the Boston office. McGuire focuses on life sciences investments.
Prior to starting Polaris, McGuire spent seven years as a partner at the venture capital firm Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. was a venture capital firm which focused on investments in information technology, communications, and healthcare/biotechnology companies....
investing in early stage medical and information technology companies. McGuire was also a partner at Beta Partners from 1988- 1997. His venture capital career began at Golder, Thoma & Cressey in Chicago.
Through the years, McGuire has invested in a number of companies spanning several industries. These investments include Akamai
Akamai
Akamai may refer to:* Akamai Technologies, a company that develops software for web content and application delivery** Akamai Foundation, a sponsor of the American Mathematics Competitions, founded by Akamai Technologies...
, Aspect Medical Systems, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, GlycoFi, Transform Pharmaceuticals, and Remon Medical Technologies. Akamai
Akamai
Akamai may refer to:* Akamai Technologies, a company that develops software for web content and application delivery** Akamai Foundation, a sponsor of the American Mathematics Competitions, founded by Akamai Technologies...
is a internet service that deals with Web interactions, and works to improve effective connections. Today, Akamai
Akamai
Akamai may refer to:* Akamai Technologies, a company that develops software for web content and application delivery** Akamai Foundation, a sponsor of the American Mathematics Competitions, founded by Akamai Technologies...
is a public company. Another example is GlycoFi, which creates biotheraputics through proteins. GlycoFi was acquired by Merck in 2006.
McGuire has co-founded three companies: Inspire Pharmaceuticals, AIR (Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc.), and MicroCHIPS. For example, AIR has created a drug delivery method that allows drugs to be inhaled into the lungs.
Other affiliations
McGuire is currently a member and formerly the 2009 - 2010 Chairman of the The National Venture Capital AssociationNational Venture Capital Association
The National Venture Capital Association is the leading trade association representing the venture capital industry in the U.S. The NVCA represents the venture industry in public policy debates in Washington, DC, and promotes high professional standards, professional development, and interaction...
, the largest organization of venture capital firms in the United States. McGuire is also the Chair of the board of overseers at the Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering is a graduate school at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, whose faculty also double as the undergraduate Department of Engineering Sciences. The school was established in 1867 with funds from Brig. Gen...
at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. He also serves on the boards of MIT’s The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research is a cancer research center affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States...
, and The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at HBS.
McGuire also represents Polaris on the boards of directors of a number of the firm's portoflio companies including Acceleron Pharma, AdiMAB, Arsenal Medical, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Life Line Screening
Life Line Screening
Life Line Screening is a privately run health screening company founded in Cleveland, USA in 1993. The company, which operates out of the USA and United Kingdom, operate community-based preventative screening services for a range of health issues and is the largest provider of mobile screening...
, MicroCHIPS, Pulmatrix, Tempo Pharmaceuticals and Trevena.
McGuire is a recipient of the Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Life Sciences, awarded by Forbes/Gottlieb Medical Technology Investor, Harvard MIT Biomedical Engineering Center, the New Jerusalem Foundation, the Jerusalem Development Authority, and Rodman and Renshaw. He was listed in Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
- The Midas 100 of Top Tech Investors for 2011. TheFunded ranked McGuire its most loved VC.
Education
McGuire received an MBA from Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
in 1985. Prior to attending Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, he earned his MS in engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering is a graduate school at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, whose faculty also double as the undergraduate Department of Engineering Sciences. The school was established in 1867 with funds from Brig. Gen...
at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. He became a Thomas J. Watson
Thomas J. Watson
Thomas John Watson, Sr. was president of International Business Machines , who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956...
fellow in 1979. McGuire earned his BS in physics and economics from Hobart College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...
.