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Kevin Dervishi

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Insight Partners source, reviewed October 8, 2026: Kevin joined Insight Partners in 2024 as a Bio Fellow before becoming an Associate on the Biotech investment team. Prior to joining Insight, Kevin earned his Ph.D. while working on the Business Development team at a stealth genomic medicines startup in Boston and consulting for several prominent clients, including a leading cancer research foundation, the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, and a local AI/ML startup in Boston. Kevin received his Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School in 2024, where he worked in the lab of Kevin Haigis at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. During his Ph.D., Kevin worked on projects in immuno-oncology and epigenetics in the context of colorectal cancer. Kevin earned his B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he spent several years conducting research in neurodegenerative disease as well as the mechanisms of aging. Originally from San Diego, Kevin is currently based in the Boston/Cambridge area. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys partner dancing, snowsports, and rooting for McLaren’s formula 1 team.