# Alexander Karnal

> Alexander Karnal is a startup investor at Deerfield (New City). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Deerfield](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deerfield)
- Location: New City, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderkarnal/
- Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Karnal

Alexander Karnal is a startup investor at Deerfield in New City. Alex is a Partner and Managing Director at Deerfield, which is an investment firm dedicated to advancing healthcare through information, investment and philanthropy- all toward the end goal of cures for disease, improved quality of life and reduced cost of care. He also the Co-founder, CEO and Board Chariman of The Institute for Life ChangingMedicines.Before joining Deerfield in 2005, Alex worked in Merrill Lynch’s Global Equity Linked Products Group, where he analyzed and traded equity derivatives within the healthcare space. Before that, he served as a member of Merrill’s Capital Markets team, where he was responsible for the development and analysis of structured derivative products. Alex serves on the Boards of the New York Academy of Medicine, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Recovery Centers of America and Discover Labs, the latter two for which he is a co-founder. Alex is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds a B.S. in Finance. He also holds a M.S. from John Hopkins University.

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## About Deerfield

VC Fund · New York, United States

Deerfield is an investment management firm. They provide a healthcare ecosystem through information and investment. They also provide private and public investments across the life science, medical device, diagnostic, digital health, and health service industries.

5 contacts available at Deerfield.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Karnal | Partner and Managing Director | — |
| Andrew ElBardissi | Partner | — |
| Bryan Sendrowski | Partner | — |
| Cameron Wheeler | Principal | — |
| Elise Wang | Partner, Head of Private Equity Capital Markets | — |

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