Our leaders bring all the necessary skills and experience from world-leading organizations, and embody Intellia’s values – one, explore, disrupt, deliver – to deliver genome editing therapeutics. Our team comprises experts in all aspects of developing human therapeutics, including preclinical research, manufacturing and clinical development.
John is among the leading R&D executives who have led breakthrough medicines through their discovery, development and launch into blockbuster drugs. While serving as the Global Head of Pharmaceutical R&D at Abbott Laboratories, John oversaw the development of numerous novel therapeutics. His ground-breaking work with HIV protease inhibitors Norvir® and Kaletra® led to new treatment paradigms for AIDS, his years of work with Humira® made it the all-time top-selling drug worldwide and he led significant growth of the R&D pipeline at Abbott and Abbvie. John’s teams were twice recognized with the prestigious Prix Galien Award for excellence in pharmaceutical research.
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Intellia, John serves on the Board of Directors of IQVIA (NYSE: IQV) and IFM Therapeutics. He received his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine followed by a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.
As Senior Vice President of Technical Operations at Intellia, Eliana is responsible for building out our manufacturing capabilities and CMC to support the necessary requirements for clinical trials and global regulatory filings. She holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Litoral in Santa Fe, Argentina, and has graduated from the Greater Boston Executive Program at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Prior to Acceleron, Christine was Head of Business Development and Alliance Management at Sunovion, where, among other transactions, she led the acquisition of Cynapsus Therapeutics by Sunovion. Prior to Sunovion, Christine was responsible for CNS search and evaluation in the specialty business at Teva Pharmaceuticals. During her time at Teva, she served on the teams responsible for the acquisition of two neurology companies, Labrys Pharmaceuticals and Auspex. Christine has also served in senior corporate strategy and global business development roles at GlaxoSmithKline, Wyeth (now Pfizer) and Genaissance Pharmaceuticals. She specializes in technology licensing, clinical licensing and merger and acquisitions.
At Intellia, Christine oversees all facets of new business development and existing alliance management. Christine holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Oxford University. She also completed postdoctoral fellowships in Neuroscience at Brandeis University and in Cardiovascular Diseases at UMass Medical School.
Previously, Glenn held various senior-level financial management positions at both Archemix, a privately held oligonucleotide platform-based biopharmaceutical company, and Immunogen, a publicly traded oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company. Earlier in his career, Glenn was an audit supervisor at Ernst & Young LLP and a business advisory manager at Feeley & Driscoll, P.C. Glenn is a graduate of Bentley College, where he earned a B.S. in Accountancy and is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
José led Abbott’s global Intellectual Property group, and before that its IP Litigation, Regulatory Legal and Litigation departments. As the head of Abbott’s IP group, José was responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s intellectual property issues worldwide, including prosecution, acquisition, valuation, defense and enforcement. José was responsible for the enforcement of the IP protecting the world’s best-selling biological product, various multi-billion small molecule pharmaceutical products, and many other healthcare products and devices, as well as for defending these products against infringement claims from third parties. He also formed a new department focused on counseling Abbott’s various business units regarding regulatory requirements of the FDA, European Medicines Agency and other international regulatory agencies. José also led Abbott’s litigation department, where he was responsible for providing pre-litigation and litigation advice regarding key issues facing healthcare companies, such as antitrust, healthcare compliance, fraud and abuse laws, contracts and financial laws. Before joining Intellia, he was the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at AbbVie responsible for its global compliance program.
José graduated from Boston College with a degree in Economics and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
At Intellia, he is responsible for working with the board of directors and executive committee in establishing and overseeing the implementation of Intellia’s strategic direction in both in vivo and ex vivo (engineered cell therapy) areas. He also oversees the company’s portfolio management, drug development, manufacturing and business development efforts. Andrew also currently serves on the Board of Directors at Kynan Pharmaceuticals, a private, preclinical stage biotech company working in oncology and auto-immune therapeutic areas.
Andrew joined Intellia in January 2017, having most recently served as SVP and Global Head of Merck KGaA’s Oncology Business, a global operation with revenues in excess of $1 billion across 66 countries. While at Merck, he was responsible for re-energizing the company’s oncology pipeline, continuing the growth and expanded indications of Erbitux®, and overseeing the development and launch of the world’s first commercialized blood-based biopsy based on circulating free DNA. After successfully partnering the company’s anti-PDL1 antibody (avelumab/ BAVENCIO®) in a landmark deal with Pfizer in 2014, he also held the position of General Manager for the Merck-Pfizer Immuno-Oncology Alliance.
Prior to Merck, Andrew served as chief operating officer of Aura Biosciences, a clinical-stage biotech startup in Cambridge, MA. He also held executive leadership positions at Medicine in Need Corp.; LantiBio, Inc.; and Aventis Pharma.
Andrew holds several advanced degrees, including an International MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs in Paris; a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University; and an M.S. in Bio-mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
Laura spent 14 years at Merck & Co., most recently having served as executive director and department head, RNA Therapeutics Discovery Biology. In this role, she was responsible for identification and optimization of siRNAs and delivery vehicles, advancement of preclinical candidates, and development of an siRNA-conjugate platform to expand the repertoire of tissues accessible to in vivo siRNA delivery. Laura also has expertise in oncology drug discovery and development acquired earlier in her career by leading the Cancer Research Department at Merck West Point and working as an assistant lab member and assistant attending molecular biologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
She received her professional degree in Biochemistry from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and both her M.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from New York University. Laura holds professional affiliations with key scientific organizations, including the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society, the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy, the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, and the New York Academy of Sciences, as well as a number of oncology societies. She also sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Prior to joining Intellia, Jennifer oversaw the global communications, patient advocacy and corporate marketing organizations for AbbVie, after leading communications for AbbVie’s successful separation from Abbott, the single largest transaction in NYSE history. AbbVie was named a Top 5 brand by FutureBrand in 2015 and a Top 20 brand in 2014. Jennifer previously held a number of senior-level communications roles in Abbott, including head of communications for the consumer-facing Nutrition business and head of Public Affairs for global pharmaceuticals.
Jennifer holds more than a dozen awards for public relations and brand campaigns and founded and led Amicus Communications & Brand Management, a network of senior-level communication and brand management consultants working in regulated industries.
Jennifer received her B.A. from Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with focus areas of philosophy, communications and social sciences. Currently, Jennifer serves at the co-chair of the communication section of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine and is a founding Board member of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine’s Foundation.
Prior to joining Intellia, Marika was Senior Director of Human Resources at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and was part of the leadership team that built Alnylam’s HR infrastructure. She was also responsible for implementing numerous programs for the first time, including building Alnylam’s manager curriculum, development planning, the post-doctoral program and the first-ever recognition program. In addition, she held the role of Lead Business Partner to the Global Technical Operations and Quality functions. Prior to joining Alnylam, she spent 10 years at Biogen Idec, where she held various positions of increasing responsibility including roles in HR operations and as a business partner to the R&D organization.
At Intellia, Marika provides strategic human resources leadership at a critical phase of growth for Intellia. She is responsible for strategic initiatives regarding culture, collaboration, innovation, career development and further embedding Intellia’s core values as the company evolves. She earned her B.A. in History from Tufts University and holds certifications in MBTI and DISC from the Center for Creative Leadership in 360 Assessment.
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Frank possesses significant biotech and pharmaceutical experience, having been the President and CEO of Aptalis Pharma Inc., prior to its acquisition in 2014 by Forest Laboratories. Additionally, Frank led the global hypertension franchise at Merck & Co., served as the general manager of Merck Sharpe Dohme’s operations in the Netherlands, and held numerous leadership positions in the commercial organization at Servier Laboratories.
Frank received an M.D. from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He received his MBA from the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau, France.
His research interests include structure-based drug design, prion diseases, computational biology and heteropolymer chemistry. Fred has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, is a co-inventor on more than 10 patents and has been an editor or editorial board member of several international scientific journals.
He currently serves in many scientific and advisory roles in the biotechnology field, including on the board of directors of CareDx Inc., Progyny, Inc., Veracyte Inc., and UroGen Pharmaceuticals LTD, as well as various private companies. He also is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and serves on USCF’s board of overseers.
Fred received his B.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, his D.Phil. in Molecular Biophysics from University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, his M.D. from Stanford University and his postdoctoral training and postgraduate medical training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at UCSF.
Caroline served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Public Service Enterprise Group, an integrated provider of regulated utility electric and gas distribution services, from April 2009 until her retirement in October 2015. Prior to that she served as Senior Vice President, Global Human Health, Strategy and Integration for Merck & Co. and Senior Vice President and CFO at Avaya, Inc., where she oversaw its leveraged buyout in 2007.
Caroline was honored in 2015 with the New Jersey Governor’s Jefferson Award for Public Service for her support of youth development in the state. She holds an MBA from Columbia University and earned her B.A. at Colgate University.
He is chair of the board of IFM Therapeutics and serves on the boards of F-star, Kyn Therapeutics, Spero Therapeutics, and Translate Bio (formerly RaNA Therapeutics), which he co-founded.
Jean-François has been involved in the formation of companies such as Adnexus (acquired by BMS), ArQule (NASDAQ: ARQL), Arteaus Therapeutics (acquired by Eli Lilly), Cellzome (acquired by GSK), deCODE (NASDAQ: DCGN, acquired by Amgen), Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), MorphoSys (Xetra: MOR.DE), NxStage (NASDAQ: NXTM, acquired by Fresenius Medical) and SGX Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SGXP, acquired by Eli Lilly). He also was an investor in Achillion (NASDAQ: ACHN), Annovation Biopharma (acquired by The Medicines Company), CoStim Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Novartis) and Horizon Pharma (NASDAQ: HZNP) as well as a board member of Biochem Pharma (NASDAQ: BCHE, acquired by Shire) and Novexel (acquired by AstraZeneca).
Jean-François joined Atlas Venture in 1993 to build the U.S. life sciences franchise. Prior to joining Atlas, Jean-François worked at Schering-Plough, where he directed U.S. Phase IV studies in all therapeutic areas. Before that, he was responsible for the marketing of Intron A, Schering-Plough’s alpha-interferon. Jean-François began his career as a medical doctor and practiced emergency medicine at Necker University Hospital in Paris.
Jean-François is a member of the Massachusetts General Hospital Research Advisory Council and a former trustee of the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art. He received his M.D. from Paris University School of Medicine, and his MBA from Columbia University.
He was the FDA’s Chief Scientist between 2009 and 2014, and previously served as the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health and as Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Jesse additionally helped develop the FDA’s Regulatory Science and Medical Countermeasures Initiatives and served on the Senior Leadership Team for the 2010 White House Medical Countermeasure Review. As the FDA’s Chief Scientist, he led preparations and responses to major public health threats, including emerging infectious diseases, disasters and terrorism, such as West Nile Virus and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Previously, he was professor and chief of infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota, where his laboratory first isolated and characterized the biology of the emerging tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum and where he also led clinical trials helping to develop new anti-infective agents.
Jesse serves as an independent non-executive director for GlaxoSmithKline plc, a global pharmaceutical company; as president and trustee of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention and was recently appointed by the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, to the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease and Prevention. Jesse graduated with an AB in Biology from Harvard University; earned an MPH from the University of Minnesota; and received his M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was also chief medical resident. He is board-certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases and oncology and has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation and to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.
Perry served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Celgene Cellular Therapeutics division (CCT) of Celgene Corporation, a global biopharmaceutical company. Prior to being named CEO of CCT, he served for nearly a decade in other senior executive positions at the company, as Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President, and before that as Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Business Development. Perry was also President and Chief Executive Officer of Pearl Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company subsequently acquired by AstraZeneca plc.
Perry has held executive positions at Human Genome Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company subsequently acquired by GlaxoSmithKline; Bristol-Myers Squibb Co; Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group; and Abbott Laboratories.
He previously served as a general partner at Pequot Ventures, a venture capital firm.
Perry currently serves as a member of the Boards for Intellia Therapeutics, the privately held company E-Scape, the Gladstone Foundation and the Sonoma Land Trust. He also is chairman of the Board of Directors for Jounce Therapeutics. In 2020, Perry was appointed as a Fellow in the Stanford University Distinguished Careers Institute.
Perry earned an MIM from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, an M.A. in the teaching of Biology from Duke University and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
John is among the leading R&D executives who have led breakthrough medicines through their discovery, development and launch into blockbuster drugs. While serving as the Global Head of Pharmaceutical R&D at Abbott Laboratories, John oversaw the development of numerous novel therapeutics. His ground-breaking work with HIV protease inhibitors Norvir® and Kaletra® led to new treatment paradigms for AIDS, his years of work with Humira® made it the all-time top-selling drug worldwide and he led significant growth of the R&D pipeline at Abbott and Abbvie. John’s teams were twice recognized with the prestigious Prix Galien Award for excellence in pharmaceutical research.
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Intellia, John serves on the Board of Directors of QuintilesIMS (NYSE:Q) and Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX). He received his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine followed by a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.
