Steve H. Kanzer, CPA, JD is Managing Director of Accredited VC, LLC. Mr. Kanzer has 30 years of experience in biotech venture capital. His experience includes biotech licensing and product development. Mr. Kanzer founded the predecessor firm, Accredited Venture Capital LLC in 2000 and co-founded a number of biotech companies specializing in oncology, orphan diseases, gene and cell therapy, drug repurposing and diagnostics.
Prior to entering the biotech industry in 1991, Mr. Kanzer was an attorney at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York where he specialized in corporate mergers and acquisitions and taxation.
Mr. Kanzer received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Baruch College, where he was a Baruch Scholar, a full-tuition academic scholarship.
Mr. Kanzer is actively involved in entrepreneurship advocacy and endowed Baruch College's Steve H. Kanzer Scholarship for Entrepreneurship, a full-tuition scholarship for students majoring in Entrepreneurship having demonstrated experience starting or running a business.