“LifeSci Partners is the leading provider of healthcare advisory services, with a strong presence in the U.S., Europe and Israel. We now have a great opportunity to build on this success with expansion of our capabilities in the APAC region which is one of the most dynamic emerging markets,” said Michael Rice, Cofounder of LifeSci Partners. “We are very pleased to appoint Jeff Seo to this leadership role. His responsibilities will include establishing relationships with healthcare innovators in APAC and identifying investment opportunities for LifeSci Venture Partners. He will also provide our existing corporate clients with exposure to healthcare investors in the region. Jeff’s extensive experience in Asia and US capital markets advisory services make him exceptionally well qualified.”

Mr. Seo commented, “I am thrilled to be joining LifeSci's team to help build out the APAC region capital markets business and the firm’s venture arm. LifeSci is a respected leader in the global healthcare sector and I see a compelling opportunity to expand the platform into the region. I am confident that together we can further expand the company’s leadership presence to help continue to fund critical innovation in the emerging life sciences sector.”

Jeff Seo has over 20 years of Wall Street and healthcare industry experience. Throughout his career, he has advised global healthcare companies and institutional investors to address their capital market needs. Prior to joining LifeSci Partners, Mr. Seo founded ELA Partners, a boutique investment bank focused on capital raising services for private companies and alternative investment managers with leading Asia and US based institutional investors including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance firms, and corporates. Previously, Mr. Seo spent over 15 years in Senior Executive positions at Global Financial Institutions including Macquarie Group, Standard Chartered Bank, Piper Jaffray and MayBank, as a subject matter specialist for the US and Asian financial markets and serving as a critical bridge between the region’s respective capital markets. Prior to Wall Street, Mr. Seo began his career as a senior consultant at Ernst & Young where he successfully passed the CPA exam.

Mr. Seo divides his time between New York City and Seoul. He holds a B.S. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.