Primary Job Title Managing Director Primary Organization 
Ascension Ventures
Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Sean Cheng is the Managing Director at Ascension Ventures. He was an investment professional at Philips Ventures, which manages a portfolio of early-stage investments in Digital Health aligned with the Philips HealthTech strategy. He was previously part of Philips Group Strategy advising the C-suite on topics including AI, digital transformation,
IoT, data, and platforms in healthcare. Sean has held positions at The Boston Consulting Group, U.S. FDA, and NASA. He has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where he developed fluid dynamics algorithms for medical device applications. He continues his engineering pursuits as an Adjunct Professor at Soochow University.
Outside of the office, Sean is focused on social impact and education, and currently drives several related initiatives around Boston (ask him). He also sits on the Advisory Councils of The Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering as well as the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community.
Sean Cheng was a Co-Founder at Solenica.
