Frank Thomas

Frank brings nearly 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry as an accomplished financial and business executive, with a proven track record of success in leading operations and strategy, corporate finance and commercialization at publicly traded biotechnology companies. Frank joined Orchard in 2018 as chief financial officer. Since that time, his role has expanded to president and chief operating officer of Orchard. In this capacity, Frank creates and drives strategies for overall value-creation and long-term growth of the company. He currently oversees key functional areas for the business, including but not limited to, finance, commercial operations, corporate affairs and quality.

Frank previously served as president and chief operating officer of AMAG Pharmaceuticals (acquired in November 2020 by Covis Group), where he helped develop the business from a single product company in 2011 to one with a portfolio of commercial and development-stage products that generated more than $600 million in sales in 2017. During that time, Frank raised more than $1.8 billion in new capital to support AMAG’s growth strategy. Before joining AMAG, he served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Molecular Biometrics, Inc. Earlier in his career, Frank also served as chief executive officer for Critical Therapeutics and chief financial officer for Esperion Therapeutics. Each company completed its initial public offering in the U.S. during his tenure. Frank currently serves on the board of directors of Larimar Therapeutics and Spero Therapeutics.

Frank received his B.B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.