b'WOMAN OF THE YEARBETHSEIDENBERG MDBeth Seidenberg has medicine in her blood. From standing on a stool as a child watching her father conducting heart surgery to her groundbreaking work developing new treatments for diseases as diverse as AIDS and arthritis, Beth has applied her medical expertise to the venture capital world. She helps entrepreneurs translate their scientific breakthroughs into new medicines to help patients.Along the way, she has helped launch 37 companies, so far.As a Founding Managing Director of Westlake Village BioPartners, Beth believes this is the golden age of biotech. The pace and quality of innovation has hit an inflection point, she explains. With Westlake Village BioPartners, we have the freedom and expertise to turn the next big technologies into products and companies that benefit human health.A longtime life sciences investor, and a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins, she has incubated and invested in more than 20 biotech ventures since May 2005. Her expertise is grounded in her significant senior-level industry experience with leadership roles at Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Merck Research Laboratories. Most recently, at Amgen, Seidenberg was Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Development.As a venture capitalist, for Beth its not just about bringing new medicines to patients. That is her core mission, but these new companies also provide jobs and shareholder value that benefit society more broadly. 14 WOMAN OF THE YEAR'