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Kevin J. Kinsella, Managing Member
Kevin Kinsella founded Avalon in 1983 and has been in the venture capital
industry since 1981 when he founded Spectragraphics Corporation, which was followed
closely by his founding Landmark Graphics Corporation in 1982. Mr. Kinsella has
specialized in the formation, financing and/or development of more than 60
early-stage companies, including: Athena Neurosciences (acquired by Elan (NYSE:
ELN)); Onyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ONXX); Sequana Therapeutics (merged with
Arris to form AXYS Pharmaceuticals, acquired by Celera Genomics (NYSE: CRA));
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX); Synaptics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNA); Vocera
Communications; and Sytera Inc. (acquired by Sirion Therapeutics). Mr. Kinsella was
the founding chairman of Athena Neurosciences, Aurora Biosciences, Landmark
Graphics, NeoRx, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Synaptics, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, X-Ceptor
and Sequana Therapeutics.
Prior to founding Avalon, Mr. Kinsella worked for Solar Turbines International
(Caterpillar Tractor) where he was in charge of all international joint
ventures, barter and counter-trade. Previously he was an advisor to the Peruvian
government in National Nutrition Planning, ran a technology exchange program between
the U.S. and Latin America based in Mexico City, and taught algebra at the
American High School in Beirut, Lebanon. He was also a guest op-ed columnist for
the Boston Herald American.
Mr. Kinsella is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ("MIT") with a Bachelor of Science degree in management, with minors in electrical engineering and political science. He holds a Master of Arts degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies ("SAIS") and conducted post-graduate work in political economy on a Rotary International Fellowship at the University of Stockholm, Sweden. He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council at SAIS. Mr. Kinsella is a member of the Circumnavigators Club, an elite group of explorers who have gone around the world in a continuous trip using multiple modes of transport..
Mr. Kinsella is the largest individual producer of the Tony Award winning hit Broadway musical, Jersey Boys and the partner of Rhino Records (Time Warner) in producing the Grammy Award winning Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording, which has just achieved GOLD RECORD status.
Mr. Kinsella is a Director on the Boards of Amira, AnaptysBio, Inc., InCode and Sirion and is a Board observer at Ambit, BioVex and Acceleron, all Avalon companies. Mr. Kinsella is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a voting member of the Broadway League. He is the holder of two U.S. Patents on anti-diabetic compounds.
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