William Canestaro

Overview

William Canestaro serves as a Venture Partner at Pack Ventures [1][6]. Canestaro brings 20 years of experience in the biotechnology industry across investment, management, consulting, and research roles, with core competencies in health economics, outcomes research, market analysis, business development, and strategic partnerships [2]. Canestaro holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy from the University of Washington [11], an M.Sc. in Medical Anthropology from the University of Oxford [12], and an AB in Medical Sociology and Pre-Medicine from Dartmouth College [13]. Beyond the venture role, Canestaro currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operations Officer at Accipiter Biosciences [3], a Translational Advisor at the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington [7], and holds positions with the German Marshall Fund of the United States [8], the Aspen Institute [9], and the University of Washington School of Pharmacy Corporate Advisory Board [10].

Career history

1. ABChief Strategy Officer/Chief Operations OfficerNov 2025 to presentAccipiter Biosciences
2. ABVice President of Business Development and OperationsMar 2025 to Oct 2025Accipiter Biosciences
3. ABDirector of Operations And Business DevelopmentSep 2024 to Apr 2025Accipiter Biosciences
4. Venture PartnerDec 2024 to presentPack Ventures
5. IFTranslational AdvisorNov 2024 to presentInstitute for Protein Design, University of Washington
6. GMMarshall Memorial FellowAug 2022 to presentGerman Marshall Fund of the United States
7. TABetter Arguments AmbassadorSep 2022 to presentThe Aspen Institute
8. SOMember, Corporate Advisory BoardSep 2018 to presentSchool Of Pharmacy University Of Washington

Education

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy2012 - 2017University of Washington
2. Master of Science (M.Sc.), Medical Anthropology2007 - 2008University of Oxford
3. AB, Medical Sociology and Pre-Medicine2002 - 2006Dartmouth College