Aaron Spivak, Ph.D., M.B.A

Aaron Spivak, Ph.D., M.B.A

Analyst

Aaron Spivak is a Healthcare Analyst, working with Isai Peimer on public/private biotechnology investments. Aaron joined BAM in 2025 from Great Point Partners, where he was a Principal specializing in small/mid-cap biotechnology. Previously, Aaron was a Senior Investment Analyst at JFL Capital Management, a short-biased biotechnology hedge fund. Prior to JFL, he worked as an analyst in healthcare at Palkon Capital Management, a long/short equity hedge fund. Aaron began his career at GlaxoSmithKline as a Scientific Investigator in Computational Biology.

Aaron holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a PhD in Computational & Systems Biology from Washington University in St. Louis. He graduated from Davidson College with a BS in Biology.

1:50 pm - 2:50 pm
Adams (2nd floor)

Track 3 - Follow the Money: Capital Shaping Life Science AI (Panel)

Moderator: Rui Che
• Dimitris Agrafiotis, PhD, Director, Digital, Analytics, and AI, Arsenal Capital Partners
• Aaron Spivak, PhD/MBA, Analyst, Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
• Matt Studney, Chief customer officer, TetraScience
• Kerry Benson, MBA, Interim President & CEO, Science Center