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Terry McGuire

American venture capitalist

Terrance Gerard McGuire, commonly known as Terry McGuire, is an American venture capitalist, best known as a founding partner of Polaris Partners,a venture capital firm.2

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHarvard University3
  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
  • Date not recordedDartmouth College3
  • Date not recordedThayer School of Engineering3
  • Date not recordedHobart and William Smith Colleges3

McGuire was born and raised in Lancaster, New York. He attended Lancaster High School and then Hobart College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and economics. Following his undergraduate studies, he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 1979, which enabled him to study the Irish language and cultural traditions in Ireland. He later pursued advanced degrees, earning a Master of Science in engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, followed by an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Career

He began his career in venture capital at Golder, Thoma & Cressey in Chicago before moving to Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., where he invested in early-stage technology companies. In 1996, he co-founded Polaris Partners, which has since managed approximately $4 billion in assets and invested in over 200 healthcare and technology companies globally.

Among others, he has co-founded Inspire Pharmaceuticals (later acquired by Merck), AIR (acquired by Alkermes), and MicroCHIPS (acquired by Dare Bioscience). His investments reaching a combined enterprise value of over $70 billion. He has experience in early-stage investments in life sciences, healthcare, and technology companies.

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Personal life

He is married to Carolyn Carr McGuire, and they have three children.

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