Philippe L. Sommer
Expertise
- Entrepreneurship
- New Venture Creation
- Venture Capital
- Life Science Co. Management
Philippe L. Sommer, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs; Senior Lecturer
B.A., Amherst College; M.B.A., Columbia University
Office:
Faculty Office Building 118
Phone:
434-243-2283
E-mail:
SommerP@darden.virginia.edu
Courses
Emerging Medical Technologies
Technology Accelerator Course
Entrepreneurs Taking Action
BioInnovation DBP
Darden Business Projects (DBP) - Venturing
Executive Education Courses
Biography
Philippe Sommer, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at Darden, manages the diverse portfolio of experiential learning opportunities in entrepreneurship that are supported by the Batten Endowment. Prior to joining Darden, Philippe was president and founder of Alsacia & Sommer, Inc., which provided strategy-consulting services and funding for early-stage med-tech companies. Previously he was a founding partner of WestMed Venture Funds, publicly-registered life-sciences venture-capital funds affiliated with CIBC/Oppenheimer, Inc. He has also served as director of business development in the medical products group for Pfizer, Inc. Philippe has extensive experience in fund management, private investments, M&A, licensing, and technology transfer.
Philippe serves on the advisory board of the Coulter Foundation Grant to the Biomedical Engineering Department at UVa, the advisory board of nanoSTAR Institute (nanotechnology) at UVa, and the advisory board of the Buchanan Endowment Program of the Medical School at UVa.
Philippe is fluent in French.