Christian Richard joined Samsara in December of 2020 as the Head of Public Research. Prior to Samasara he was with Tekla since March of 2015. Previously, he was a Partner/Head of Research for Merlin Biomed Private Equity/Merlin Nexus for 12 years. Merlin Nexus is a cross-over life sciences fund focused on negotiated transactions in both late-stage private and public companies. Prior to Merlin Nexus, he spent almost five years in the Allergy/Immunology Group at the Schering-Plough Research Institute. He has a BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Purchase College and both an MS in Biochemistry and an MBA in Finance from NYU.