Richard Ghalie

Dr. Ghalie was appointed Chief Medical Officer as of May 3, 2021. He joined MEI as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development in March 2016. He is a hematologist and oncologist with more than 20 years of drug development experience at public and private companies. Dr. Ghalie has held several executive positions in the pharmaceutical industry, including serving as Chief Medical Officer at Denovo BioPharma, HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals, Novalar Pharmaceuticals, and Favrille, and previously as Vice President at Ligand Pharmaceuticals and NeoRx. He was the medical lead of teams that successfully filed NDAs and MAAs resulting in the approval of four new indications. Previously, he served as Medical Director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Center of Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Ghalie holds a medical degree from the French School of Medicine in Lebanon, an MS from the University Paris XI, and an MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle. He has authored or co-authored more than 125 manuscripts, book chapters, and scientific publications.