Professional Experience

· Executive Director, Business Development & External Innovation, Valo Health

· Senior Director, Discovery Partnerships with Academia, GSK

· Founding Member, MPM BioVentures, MPM Capital

· Founding Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Education

· MBA, Harvard Business School

· Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Harvard University

· Post-doctoral Fellow in Biochemistry, Stanford University

· BA in Chemistry, Hollins University

Based on more than 30 years in the Boston-Cambridge life sciences ecosystem, I concentrate on taking calculated risks to build companies that align Technology, Team and Market Need to drive innovations that improve human health.