Suzanne Zebedee
About Suzanne
Suzanne leads the Biotech practice within the Healthcare & Life Sciences division at ON Partners, bringing over 20 years of executive search experience in the life sciences sector.
Previously, she served as Senior Client Partner and Co-Leader of the Biotechnology Practice at Korn Ferry, twice earning the firm's Life Sciences Practice Annual Client Satisfaction Award. Her background also includes serving as Vice President of Business Development for two venture-backed companies and holding research positions at the R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Pharmacia, and SIBIA.
She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology from Northwestern University and a B.A. in biochemistry (magna cum laude) from Mount Holyoke College. She lives in Menlo Park, California, with her husband.
Companies under Suzanne's portfolio
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ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. Appoints Dr. Christian H. Terlinde to Board of Directors
Flender Group CFO and former JOST Werke CFO brings more than two decades of multinational finan…
Nov 13, 2026, 11:22:51 AM
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nGroup Appoints Billy Peterson as Chief Executive Officer
Former Radial and GXO Logistics executive brings more than 30 years of supply chain, fulfillmen…
Nov 13, 2026, 11:04:04 AM
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AllianceHCM Appoints New Chief Revenue Officer
Travis Shipley joins AllianceHCM to lead Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, and Revenue Operations…
Nov 13, 2026, 10:49:14 AM
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Net Health Announces New Senior Vice President of Marketing
A veteran of Rocket Software and Manulife, Audrea Madey will help build an AI-native go-to-mark…
Nov 13, 2026, 9:33:47 AM
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onPhase Appoints New Chief Revenue Officer
Proven fintech revenue leader, Jeff Zamczyk, joins onPhase to accelerate customer growth and pa…
Nov 10, 2026, 1:47:22 PM
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Kairos Power Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Energy finance veteran to lead financial strategy and operations as company enters next phase o…
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