Marci Lillis

Marci Lillis has had extensive work experience in the field of intellectual property law. Marci started their career as an Intellectual Property Attorney at Cooley Godward LLP in 1992 and worked there until 2002. From 2002 to 2008, they worked as a Diagnostics Patent Counsel at Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. In 2008, they joined FibroGen, Inc. as a Senior Director of Intellectual Property & Senior Patent Counsel and held this position until 2014. Marci then became an Executive Director of Intellectual Property & Senior Patent Counsel at FibroGen, Inc. until 2018. Currently, they hold the position of Vice President of Intellectual Property at FibroGen, Inc.

Marci Lillis earned a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from the University of California, College of Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) from 1993 to 1996. Marci also holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. Furthermore, they have obtained a certification as a Registered Agent from the US Patent & Trademark Office, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.