Peter Wirth
Chairman of the Board
Former EVP, Legal and Corporate Development, Genzyme
Peter Wirth
Chairman of the Board
Former EVP, Legal and Corporate Development, Genzyme
Peter Wirth is an industry veteran with a track record of value creation in biotechnology. Mr. Wirth was a senior executive at Genzyme from 1996 until its acquisition by Sanofi in 2011, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Development, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary. During his time at Genzyme, Mr. Wirth had senior management responsibility for the company’s legal function, corporate development function, molecular oncology division, polymer drug discovery and development division and enterprise risk management function. He was instrumental in helping build Genzyme from a small start-up to a diversified, multi-billion dollar enterprise with more than 12,000 employees in locations spanning the globe. Prior to Genzyme, Mr. Wirth practiced law at Palmer & Dodge LLP, where he was head of the firm’s biotechnology practice group and served as outside counsel for Genzyme as well as numerous other biopharmaceutical companies. He is a Director at Zai Lab Limited, a Shanghai-based biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Wirth was a 2012 Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Srinivas Akkaraju, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder and Managing General Partner at Samsara BioCapital
View BioSrinivas Akkaraju, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder and Managing General Partner at Samsara BioCapital
Srinivas Akkaraju, M.D., Ph.D., has nearly 20 years of investment and operational experience in the life sciences sector. Dr. Akkaraju is a Founder and Managing General Partner at Samsara BioCapital. Prior to founding Samsara BioCapital, he served as a General Partner of Sofinnova Ventures from April 2013 to June 2016, Managing Director of New Leaf Venture Partners from January 2009 to April 2013, and Managing Director of Panorama Capital, a private equity firm that he helped found, from September 2006 to December 2008. Before co-founding Panorama Capital, he was a Partner at J.P. Morgan Partners, and earlier in his career, he was in Business and Corporate Development at Genentech (now a wholly owned member of The Roche Group). Dr. Akkaraju currently serves as chairman of the board of Versartis and as a director of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Seattle Genetics and aTyr Pharma. Previously, he served on the boards of Barrier Therapeutics, Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, ZS Pharma, Synageva Biopharma Corp. and Amarin Corp. Dr. Akkaraju received an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Immunology from Stanford University and undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Computer Science from Rice University.
Conley Chee
Chief Executive Officer and President, Syros
View BioConley Chee
Chief Executive Officer and President, Syros
Conley is the President and CEO of Syros. Prior to this role, Conley served as the Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Business Officer. Conley joined Syros in 2021 bringing 20 years of pharmaceutical sales leadership, marketing, and strategy experience in the U.S. and globally, with particular expertise in driving commercial strategy for novel medicines for the treatment of cancer. Prior to Syros, he served as Global Head of Portfolio Management, Global Pipeline Strategy and Precision Medicine at Novartis Oncology. In this role, Conley had strategic responsibility for shaping Novartis’ overall pipeline, including driving commercial planning for the company’s early-stage portfolio and diagnostics strategy for oncology. Earlier in his career at Novartis, Conley served as Vice President – Global Head Oncology Lung Franchise, as well as multiple US sales and marketing leadership roles. Prior to joining Novartis, Conley spent five years in roles of increasing responsibility at Pfizer, ultimately serving as Team Leader of International Business Development. He holds an M.B.A from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and B.Sc. Pharm from the University of Alberta, and completed his residency in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of British Columbia.
Deborah Dunsire, M.D.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of H. Lundbeck A/S
View BioDeborah Dunsire, M.D.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of H. Lundbeck A/S
Dr. Dunsire previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of H. Lundbeck A/S, a global pharmaceutical company focused exclusively on treatments for brain disease from September 2018 to August 2023. Prior to Lundbeck A/S, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Xtuit Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company, from January 2017 to March 2018. Prior to her position at Xtuit, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of FORUM Pharmaceuticals Inc., a private pharmaceutical company, from July 2013 to May 2016. Prior to FORUM, Dr. Dunsire worked for Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited as a corporate officer from June 2010 to June 2011 and a Director from June 2011 to June 2013. She served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. between 2005 and 2008, when it was acquired by Takeda, and then as President and Chief Executive Officer of Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company after the acquisition between 2008 and 2013. Prior to Millennium, Dr. Dunsire held various roles of increasing responsibility at Novartis Pharma AG between 1988 and 2005. She currently serves as a Board member of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. and previously served on the boards of Alexion Pharmaceuticals and Allergan. Dr. Dunsire obtained an MBBCh from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
S. Gail Eckhardt, M.D.
Assoc Dean, Experimental Therapeutics at Baylor College of Medicine, Assoc. Dir. Of Translational Research, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Ctr
View BioS. Gail Eckhardt, M.D.
Assoc Dean, Experimental Therapeutics at Baylor College of Medicine, Assoc. Dir. Of Translational Research, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Ctr
Dr. Eckhardt is a highly respected oncologist and a leader in targeted oncology drug development. She is the Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Endowed Chair at Baylor College of Medicine, serving as the Associate Dean for Experimental Therapeutics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Associate Director for Translational Research at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at BCM. Prior roles include inaugural Director of the Livestrong Cancer Institutes, Chair of the Department of Oncology, and Associate Dean of Cancer Programs at the University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School as well as Division Head of Medical Oncology, Associate Director for Translational Research at the University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center and Director of the Phase I Program. Dr. Eckhardt has served on numerous committees and study sections, including the ASCO Molecular Oncology Task Force, the ASCO Board of Directors, the FDA Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Centers Study Section. She is a member of the NCI Investigational Drug Steering Committee and serves on 10 external advisory boards of NCI-designated cancer centers. Dr. Eckhardt is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) and current Chair of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas’ Clinical Trials Advisory Committee. Dr. Eckhardt was awarded ASCO’s 2022 Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award and is currently a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s National Cancer Policy Forum.
Dr. Eckhardt has been the Principal Investigator on grants involving early clinical trials and colorectal cancer research, has conducted numerous phase I and II clinical trials and has published over 200 manuscripts. Her area of interest is in the preclinical and early clinical development of combinations of molecularly targeted compounds, with a laboratory focus on colorectal cancer. Dr. Eckhardt earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Stephen F. Austin State University and her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She conducted her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia Medical School, followed by a post-doctoral research fellowship in Experimental and Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, and a fellowship in Medical Oncology at the University of California San Diego.
Marsha H. Fanucci
Former Chief Financial Officer, Millennium Pharmaceuticals
View BioMarsha H. Fanucci
Former Chief Financial Officer, Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Marsha H. Fanucci is has served in a number of executive leadership positions at Millennium Pharmaceuticals from 2000 to 2009, including Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategy, Vice President of Finance and Strategy, and Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. During her tenure, Ms. Fanucci directly contributed to a series of strategic processes, advanced Millennium to profitability and was instrumental in the acquisition by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company in 2008 for $8.8 billion. Previously, Ms. Fanucci was Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Genzyme Corp. and Vice President and Director at Arthur D. Little. Ms. Fanucci serves on the boards of directors of several biotech companies, including Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, FORMA Therapeutics, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, and non- profit organization The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care. Ms. Fanucci received a B.S. in pharmacy from West Virginia University Medical School and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.
Andrew Oh, M.B.A
Senior Partner, Flagship Pioneering and Former Chief Financial Officer, Rubius Therapeutics
View BioAndrew Oh, M.B.A
Senior Partner, Flagship Pioneering and Former Chief Financial Officer, Rubius Therapeutics
Andrew Oh is a Senior Partner at Flagship Pioneering. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Rubius Therapeutics. Before that, Mr. Oh was a pharmaceutical analyst and portfolio manager at leading financial institutions, including Leerink Pharmaceutical Investments, where he was the Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and Fidelity Investments. Earlier, Mr. Oh worked as a sell-side analyst, covering global pharmaceutical companies at Leerink, J.P. Morgan and Stifel Financial. He holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a B.A. in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis.
Nancy Simonian, M.D.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Syros
View BioNancy Simonian, M.D.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Syros
Nancy has an established track record of value creation in biotechnology. Nancy is the founding CEO of Syros and served as President and CEO through December 2023. Prior to Syros, she was Chief Medical Officer at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and, previously, Vice President of Clinical Development at Biogen. Nancy has overseen the development of the numerous medicines including AVONEX, TYSABRI, VELCADE, ENTYVIO as well as multiple drugs currently in development in oncology. Under Nancy's leadership at Millennium, VELCADE became a mainstay of treatment for multiple myeloma and a billion-dollar commercial blockbuster. Nancy also built and advanced Millennium's promising pipeline of clinical-stage investigational medicines for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Nancy started her career as a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School and neurology staff at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She trained in neurology and internal medicine at the MGH and graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Princeton. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Seattle Genetics, Alltrna, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), and the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.
Timothy Tyson, M.B.A, M.P.A.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TriRx Pharmaceutical Services, LLC
View BioTimothy Tyson, M.B.A, M.P.A.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TriRx Pharmaceutical Services, LLC
Timothy C. Tyson is a former member of the TYME Board of Directors and an experienced pharmaceutical executive. He is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TriRx Pharmaceutical Services, LLC and Chairman of Thayer Leadership. Mr. Tyson previously held executive level positions at various pharmaceutical companies, including serving as Chairman of Icagen Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avara Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aptuit LLC and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International. Prior to that, Mr. Tyson was President at GlaxoSmithKline where he worked for 15 years. He holds an M.B.A. and an M.P.A, both from Jacksonville State University, and an undergraduate degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Richard A. Young, Ph.D.
Member, Whitehead Institute
View BioRichard A. Young, Ph.D.
Member, Whitehead Institute
Richard A. Young, Ph.D., is a member of the Whitehead Institute and professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In May 2012, he was elected into the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Young’s research focuses on the regulatory circuitry that controls the gene expressions programs in each cell, including mapping the regulatory circuitry that controls cell state and differentiation in mice and humans. Experimental and computational technologies are used to determine how signaling pathways, transcription factors, chromatin regulators and small RNAs control gene expression programs in embryonic stem cells. Dr. Young has served as an advisor to Science magazine and the World Health Organization. In 2006, Dr. Young was recognized as one of the top 50 leaders in science, technology and business by Scientific American. His awards include a Burroughs Wellcome Scholarships, the Chiron Corporation Biotechnology Research Awards, and Yale’s Wilbur Cross Medal. Dr. Young received his Ph.D. from Yale University.