Lisa A. Conte

LISA A. CONTE is founder, President and CEO of Shaman Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. From 1987 to 1989, Ms. Conte was a Vice President at Technology
Funding, Inc., a venture capital firm where she was responsible for the
analysis and management of health care industry investments. From 1985
to 1987, she conducted risk and strategy audits for start-up health care
companies at Strategic Decisions Group, a management consulting firm.
While studying for her MBA, Ms. Conte interned at Eli Lilly & Company
where she worked with their internal venture capital group to identify
promising new biotechnology companies. Ms. Conte received her AB in
Biochemistry from Dartmouth College, her MS in Physiology/Pharmacology
from the University of California at San Diego, and her MBA from the
Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College. Ms. Conte resides in Portola
Valley, CA with her husband, Robert Thornton, and their children, Bobby
(5), Maddy (3) and Tessa (6 months). Their hobbies include skiing,
kayaking, fly-fishing and hiking.

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