Steve Richards

Steve is a drug hunter with over 20 years of small molecule drug discovery experience. He was previously Vice President, chemistry at Ambagon Therapeutics, a molecular glue company focused on stabilizing protein protein interactions to drug undruggable targets. Steve has worked in a variety of therapeutic areas, advancing clinical candidates in metabolic disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease. His community outreach includes giving drug discovery lectures at Stanford (SPARK), Skyline College, UCSF, SF State, USF, and various Bay Area high schools. Steve mentors young scientists from underrepresented minority groups in hopes of increasing diversity in his field.

Steve completed his Ph.D. in chemistry at UC Berkeley in the lab of Clayton Heathcock and his BS in chemistry and music at Yale University working in the lab of John Hartwig.

In his spare time, Steve plays guitar and produces original rock music. He also likes to cook, drive and spend time with his family.