Katharine Knobil

Katharine Knobil, M.D., has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2020. Dr. Knobil currently serves as Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research & Development at Kaleido, a position she has held since December 2018. Dr. Knobil spent more than 20 years in roles of increasing responsibility at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), most recently serving as the corporate CMO, overseeing medical affairs, health outcomes, global clinical safety and medical governance across the pharmaceutical, vaccines, and consumer businesses. Previously she was CMO for Pharmaceuticals at GSK from 2015 to 2017, and prior to that was senior vice president, value evidence and outcomes. Dr. Knobil first joined GSK in 1997 as a research physician in respiratory clinical development, and subsequently held a number of roles, including leading the European respiratory clinical team, and building the late-stage clinical development for all therapeutic areas in China. Dr. Knobil was recently named one of 2018’s Fiercest Women in Life Sciences by FiercePharma. She has served on the Board of Directors of the National Health Council and has been active with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Dr. Knobil received her B.A. from Cornell University, her M.D. from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and completed a Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical School.