Shelby Barada

Shelby Barada is an Investor on the Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners team based in New York, where she focuses on venture capital investments across the broader healthcare sector. Prior to joining the firm, which was originally established as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family, she worked directly on the Healthcare Investment Banking team at J.P. Morgan. During her tenure at the prominent multinational financial institution, she advised corporate clients on strategic financial transactions, capital raising initiatives, and acquisitions within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. In her current capacity at Venrock, she evaluates early-stage and growth-stage investment opportunities, allocating venture capital to emerging medical technologies and novel therapeutic platforms. Barada leverages her foundational experience in institutional finance and investment banking to identify and support innovative healthcare enterprises navigating complex clinical, regulatory, and developmental milestones.