Success Stories
More than 250 companies have been founded at Rady and have combined to raise well north of $2 billion. Beyond those companies, countless more alumni have gone on to become innovative entrepreneurs who continue to make a difference for their companies, their neighborhoods, and society as a whole.
Meet some of the men and women who got their entrepreneurial start at Rady.
Niall O'Donnell, Ph.D., MBA '06
Pierre Sleiman, MBA '13
Dominique Meyer, Ph.D. '21
Lucy Abgaryan, Ph.D., MBA '20
Rose Fein and Kim Pendergrass
Co-Founders of Algeon Materials
Keegan McNamara
Three-Time Founder - Largest company is McNamara Real Estate Ventures
Natalia O'Connor
Founding Partner, Private Equity Firm
Cedric Paige
Founder of Incyte
Eirik Torheim
Three-Time Founder - Currently works at Torheim Pharmaceuticals
Manuel (Mac) Villarreal
Founder - I Eat My Greens
