Bruce Steel

Bruce D.
Steel was the founder of Rincon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., founded in 2004, where the title held was Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2008.
Mr. Steel is the founder of Equillium, Inc., founded in 2017, holding the titles of Director, Chief Executive & Financial Officer starting in 2025.
Current jobs include Director at Breathe Technologies, Inc., and Managing Director at BioMed Ventures since 2010.
Former jobs include Director at ZP Opco, Inc., AEGEA Medical, Inc., San Diego Venture Group, J.E.M.
Capital, Inc. from 2013 to 2014, and Zosano Pharma Corp.
from 2016 to 2017; Head-Corporate Development at Ambit Biosciences Corp.
from 2002 to 2005; Vice President-Corporate Development at PayMyBills.com, Inc., Imperial Bank (Inglewood, California), and TheBrain Technologies LP; Chief Business Officer at Bird Rock Bio Sub, Inc. and Anaphore, Inc. (Delaware) from 2008 to 2010.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College conferred in 1988 and an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business conferred in 1995.