Shawn Tomasello

Shawn Cline Tomasello joined Kite Pharma in 2015 as Chief Commercial Officer with over 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Prior to joining Kite Pharma, Ms. Tomasello was the CCO of Commercial and Medical Affairs at Pharmacyclics. While leading the commercial and medical affairs teams at Pharmacyclics, the market cap increased from $8 Billion to $19 Billion culminating in an acquisition by AbbVie for $21 Billion. Ms. Tomasello has extensive strategic experience in building world class organizations encompassing commercial, compliance, regulatory, pricing, and medical affairs functions. She is also accomplished at representing corporations with investors and analysts.

Ms. Tomasello received her B.S. in Marketing from the University of Cincinnati and her M.B.A. from Murray State University, KY. She has served on the board of BIONJ and has been a member of the advisory board for Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA).