Y. Xu Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Y. Xu serves as a Partner at Decheng Capital. She serves as a Board Member at Equillium. She has been with the firm since May 2019. Dr. Xu currently serves on the board of Equillium (NASDAQ: EQ). Prior to joining Decheng Capital, Dr. Xu was a Partner, Senior Biotechnology Analyst, and Co-Group Head of the Biopharmaceutical Equity Research team at William Blair & Company based in New York. Prior to joining William Blair, Dr. Xu was Senior Vice President and Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Wedbush Securities, Vice President and Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Credit Suisse, and Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Pacific Growth Equities. Dr. Xu was recognized by the Financial Times/StarMine "World's Top Analysts" listing, ranking No. 7 overall for stock-picking in the United States for 2010, and No. 2 for stock-picking in biotechnology for 2011; she received the No. 2 ranking in the Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" listing for biotechnology for 2011 as well. Before her move to equity research, Dr. Xu was Vice President of Investment Banking at Petkevich & Partners, a boutique investment banking firm in San Francisco focused on the life sciences industry, where she advised companies on a variety of engagements including mergers and acquisitions, workouts, spinouts, and private placements. Dr. Xu holds a Ph.D. in developmental biology and a Ph.D. minor in engineering-economic systems and operations research from Stanford University Schools of Medicine and Engineering, respectively. She attended Peking University in Beijing before transferring to Kalamazoo College in Michigan in her junior year, where she gained her B.A. with honors. Dr. Xu serves on the board of directors for The 1990 Institute and The Overseas Young Chinese Forum, two China-related non-profit organizations.