Alex Shen

Alex was most recently a member of Kite Pharma’s Corporate Strategy team, where he drove development of long-range strategic plans and processes to scale up organizational agility. Previously, Alex gained a breadth of entrepreneurial experience through his work with early-stage companies, accelerators/incubators, and as a founding member of a Y Combinator-backed medical device company.

Alex received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Alex remains involved with academia, contributing to entrepreneurial programs at UCLA.