Karim Helmy

Karim Helmy is a Managing Director focused on the healthcare sector on the private equity team. Prior to joining Viking in 2020, Karim was a Vice President at Venrock and an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in the Pharmaceuticals Research & Development Practice. Karim received a joint M.D./Ph.D. from New Jersey Medical School and completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. Before medical school, he worked in discovery research at Genentech. Karim received a B.S. in biology from Stanford University.