Scott A. Beardsley

Managing Partner at Novo Holdings · Joined 2012

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Biography

Scott A. Beardsley is Managing Partner of Novo Holdings' Venture Investments team, based in San Francisco, and sits on the firm's Life Science Leadership Team. He joined Venture Investments (US) Inc. in 2012, having been part of Novo A/S' Growth Equity team from 2009 to 2012. Before joining Novo A/S he was a Managing Director at JP Morgan in San Francisco heading the firm's West Coast biopharmaceuticals effort, and earlier led Piper Jaffray's US biopharmaceuticals investment banking practice and was a member of the Health Care Group at Montgomery Securities. Novo Holdings notes he was previously a board member of Aerocrine AB. He holds an MBA from UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management and a BS from Colorado State University.

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Previous Experience

Career Timeline

2009
Joins Novo A/S Growth Equity team.
2012
Joins Novo Holdings Venture Investments (US) Inc. in San Francisco.
2026
Quoted as Managing Partner and Head of Venture Investments in Novo Holdings' 2025 Venture Investments annual review, published 12 January 2026.

Sources & References

Novo Holdings - Scott A. Beardsley (people page, checked 6 September 2026) ↗Novo Holdings publishes its 2025 Venture Investments annual review and business update (12 January 2026) ↗