Reetika Bhardwaj

Reetika Bhardwaj is a Chicago-based life sciences venture capital professional serving as a Principal at Dolby Family Ventures and a Director at Airna. She previously joined ARCH Venture Partners as a Senior Associate in 2019 to focus on early-stage biotechnology investments and provide operational assistance to emerging companies. Her earlier career includes working as a scientific advisor at Spectrum Science and serving as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health specializing in neuroscience and immunology. She earned a doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, authoring five peer-reviewed publications with over 100 citations. Bhardwaj combines her extensive scientific expertise with strategy and technology commercialization experience to evaluate healthcare startups focused on oncology and intracellular signaling.