Abhijeet Lele

Managing Director, Life Sciences
Temasek Holdings

Abhijeet Lele is a managing director at Temasek International (USA) LLC, based in New York office.

Lele was most recently managing director and head of healthcare investing at Patricia Industries, a part of Investor AB, which was formed in 2015 to focus on control investments. He led the acquisition of Laborie for Patricia Industries in 2016 and served on its board. Lele joined Investor AB in 2009 as managing director for investor growth capital to head its healthcare venture and growth equity investing activities in North America.

Lele has focused on healthcare investing since 1998. Before joining Investor AB, he was a managing partner at EGS Private Healthcare Partners (a healthcare focused venture capital fund), and a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Earlier in his career, he had held various operating roles in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Lele received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Cambridge University where he studied natural sciences. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree with distinction from Cornell University.