Charles Lugar

Charles Lugar is currently a Senior Director at Eli Lilly, where they have led chemistry teams in preclinical drug discovery, specializing in areas such as nuclear hormone receptors and structure-based drug design. Charles has held several leadership roles, collaborating with teams across multiple international sites and third-party vendors. They earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Science in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University. Prior to their current position, Charles served as a Research Scientist at Eli Lilly from 2007 to 2022.