Susan Lundeen

Susan (Susie) Lundeen, is the Chief People Officer of Allogene. Susie has held leadership roles in the full life cycle of global human resources, talent acquisition, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and business expansion in several biotechnology companies. She was most recently with Unity Biotechnology where she served as Chief Human Resources Officer for six years. Prior to Unity, Susie was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Kythera Biopharmaceuticals until its acquisition by Allergan, where she was responsible for designing and implementing all people systems supporting the company, from early product development to drug approval and eventual commercial launch. From 2005 to 2007, Susie was Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Activus Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a healthcare company that was acquired by PSS, Inc. Prior to that experience, she held various positions at Amgen, including an expatriate assignment to support the build-out of Amgen’s world-wide distribution facility in the Netherlands. She also served as Strategic HR Business Partner for Research & Development, and ultimately served as Senior Director of Human Resources responsible for Strategic Staffing and Succession Planning. Susie received a BA in Psychology and Business Administration from California Lutheran University and is a trustee on the University’s Board of Regents.