Elise Wang

Elise Wang is Partner and Head of Private Equity Capital Markets at Deerfield Management, based in New York City, where she leads private equity investment activities and capital markets initiatives for the firm’s healthcare portfolio. Her primary focus is on investing, financing, and structuring transactions within the healthcare sector, including advanced medicine, biotech, life sciences, and companies specializing in gene and cell therapies.

Prior to her current role, Wang held leadership positions at Deerfield Management as Partner in Structured Products and earlier served as Managing Director at Citi, building a robust track record in healthcare investments and structured finance. She has been instrumental in shaping Deerfield's strategic investments in innovative healthcare ventures, and she serves on the board of directors for companies advancing the development and manufacturing of novel therapeutics.

Wang holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, underlining her expertise in management and finance. She is recognized as a leading finance professional in healthcare private equity and is frequently involved in industry initiatives supporting early-stage and minority-led startups within neurodegeneration and broader life science fields.