Alexandra MacLean

Dr. Alix MacLean was appointed as Avenue’s Chief Executive Officer in August 2022. She was previously an Entrepreneur in Residence at Fortress Biotech. She has a broad background in business development investments in multiple therapeutic areas in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Previously she served as General Partner and Principal at TVM Capital, an international life sciences venture capital firm. Prior to this, she was Head of Licensing and Business Development at Imbrium Therapeutics and before that held medical affairs and business development roles at Purdue Pharma. Dr. MacLean also held leadership roles in the medical device industry with Plasma Surgical and Covidien. She began her career in the pharmaceutical industry at Merck & Co. in cardiovascular clinical development.

Alix received a B.Sc. in Physiology from McGill University and an M.D. from Columbia University. She completed her residency in general surgery at NYU Medical Center, fellowships in Trauma Surgery and Critical Care at the University of Miami Medical Center, and vascular surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She also holds an M.Phil. from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder.