Kevin Ali

Kevin Ali serves as our Chief Executive Officer and one of our Directors. In his most recent role at Merck, he has led the company’s global enterprise portfolio strategy initiative, reporting to Chairman and CEO Kenneth Frazier. Prior to this role, between 2017 and 2019, Mr. Ali served as the President of MSD International with commercial responsibility for all markets outside of the United States. Under his leadership, the MSD International division was a significant driver of Merck’s growth. Earlier in his Merck career, Mr. Ali served as the President of the Emerging Markets region where he transformed the performance of many markets into sustained growth and strength and introduced a number of important commercial development partnerships. Mr. Ali has also held several additional leadership roles at Merck, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Bone, Respiratory, Immunology and Dermatology franchise; Senior Vice President and Managing Director of MSD in Germany; and Managing Director of MSD in Turkey. Mr. Ali is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds an MBA from Santa Clara University.