Joseph Edelman

Joseph Eric Edelman is the founder of Perceptive Advisors LLC, founded in 1999, serving as Chief Executive Officer & Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Edelman is the founder of Perceptive Advisors (Private Equity), founded in 1999, serving as Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Edelman is the founder of ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp., founded in 2018, serving as Chairman.
Mr. Edelman is the founder of ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp.
IV, founded in 2020, serving as Chairman.
Mr. Edelman is the founder of ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp.
V, founded in 2021, serving as Chairman.
Mr. Edelman is the founder of ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp.
III, founded in 2020, serving as Chairman.
Mr. Edelman is the founder of ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp.
II, founded in 2020, serving as Chairman.
Mr. Edelman was the founder of Perceptive Capital Solutions Corp., founded in 2024, serving as Chairman.
Current jobs include Independent Director at LeonaBio, Inc. since 2020, Director at Xontogeny LLC, Director at New York Genome Center, and Trustee at Brown University.
Former jobs include Director at Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. from 2009 to 2010, Senior Analyst at Paramount BioCapital Asset Management, Inc., Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Prudential Securities, and Biotechnology Analyst at Martin Simpson & Co., Inc. Education includes an MBA from The Leonard N Stern School of Business in 1987 and an undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego in 1979.