Michael Jeong, MD

Michael Jeong serves as Portfolio Manager at White Manna Capital, overseeing the long/short healthcare fund. In the past decade, he has worked primarily with healthcare investments in both equity and debt, including venture stage, private equity, long-only, and hedge funds.

Prior to joining the firm, he led successful thematic healthcare investment strategies at several multi-billion dollar equity investment funds, including Samsung Asset Management and Highland Capital Management. He has a proven track record of developing and implementing high-conviction thematic strategies and proprietary models focused on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and adjacent healthcare subsectors. His approach combines rigorous biomedical research, advanced data analysis, and deep clinical insight to identify transformative opportunities ahead of the market. His academic career includes genomics, neuropsychiatry, and medical oncology, including a faculty research position at Yale University School of Medicine.

His education includes a Bachelor Degree (B.S.) in Molecular, Developmental & Cell Biology from Yale University and Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.) with Honors in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from Tufts University School of Medicine.