William Macias

William Macias, MD, Ph.D., Board Member, has over 26 years of drug development experience and currently provides consulting services as CEO of Focus Biomedical Consulting LLC. Prior to founding Focus Biomedical Consulting, he was a Distinguished Medical Fellow and member of senior management at Eli Lilly and Company. During his 23 years at Lilly, he held multiple roles in early, mid, and late-stage drug development. He led multiple global registration programs leading to the submission and approval of medications across diverse therapeutic areas (critical care, cardiology, and immunology) in both biologic and small molecules. Prior to joining Lilly, he was an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University Medical Center. He held board certifications in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Critical Care Medicine.