Jean-Pierre Garnier

Jean-Pierre Garnier, Ph.D., was appointed non-executive Chairman of the board in November 2020. Dr. Garnier is a seasoned leader with decades of experience within the global biopharma industry.

Most recently, Dr. Garnier was Chairman of Idorsia, a public biotechnology company based in Switzerland and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX), which was spun off of Actelion LTD with a billion-dollar investment from Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Previous to his tenure at Idorsia, he was Chairman of Actelion Ltd., a Swiss pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company. In 2017, Actelion LTD was sold for $30 billion to J&J.

Dr. Garnier previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Pierre Fabre SA (2008 to 2010), as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member of the Board of Directors of GlaxoSmithKline plc (2000 to 2008), and as Chief Executive Officer of SmithKline Beecham plc (2000). Before becoming CEO at SmithKline Beecham plc, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Member of the Board of Directors from 1996 to 2000.

Dr. Garnier has been a Board member of Renault S.A. (2008 to 2016), United Technologies Corporation (1997 to 2019), and Max Planck Institute (2013 to 2019).

Dr. Garnier holds an MS in pharmaceutical science and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg, France. He subsequently earned his MBA at Stanford University, California, as a Fulbright Scholar.