Howard B. Johnson

Mr. Johnson joined Iovance in August 2015 and was promoted to Chief Business Officer in March 2019. He currently leads corporate development and alliance management. Mr. Johnson is an entrepreneurial executive with more than 30 years of experience in operations, finance, business development, investor relations and venture capital, primarily with bioscience companies. Prior to Iovance, he held executive roles at public and private companies including President and Chief Financial Officer at Vion Pharmaceuticals, an oncology drug development company. He was also a founding investor and initial board member of Acorda Therapeutics. Earlier in his career, Mr. Johnson was an investment banker working on product development financing for leading biotech companies. He received a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.