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Ian W. Ratcliffe

sandscapital.com

An Alamar director from February 2024 and a former Sands Capital life-sciences managing partner. Earlier he led Enzymatics, founded Stemgent and was president of Upstate. He studied chemical engineering at Surrey and earned an MBA at the University of Virginia. Sands Capital’s July 10, 2026 memorial confirms his death; the source does not establish an exact death date. This role is historical rather than current.