Machelle Sanders

Machelle Sanders was appointed to the Board in February 2022. She currently serves as North Carolina Secretary of Commerce. Ms. Sanders has over 30 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience with increasing levels of quality assurance and manufacturing operations responsibilities with Biogen, Purdue Pharmaceuticals, and AkzoNobel. Most recently, she led product operations for Biogen’s $8 billion multiple sclerosis franchise and was Vice President of Manufacturing and General Manager for Biogen’s 1,200-employee Research Triangle Park facility, the company’s largest global manufacturing operation. Prior to being appointed in February 2021 as North Carolina’s Secretary of Commerce, Ms. Sanders served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Administration from January 2017 until February 2021. Ms. Sanders currently serves on the boards of directors of Radius Health and Novan. She received a B.S. in biochemistry from North Carolina State University and a master’s in health administration from Pfeiffer University.