Richard Bagley

Richard Bagley joined Samus Therapeutics in November 2016. Most recently, Mr. Bagley served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of ZIOPHARM Oncology. Mr. Bagley began his 45 plus year career in industry at SmithKline in product management. He was later named President of E.R. Squibb U.S. before switching to the biotechnology industry, serving in Chief Executive roles at ImmuLogic, ProSript, and AltaRex and as President/COO/CFO of ZIOPHARM. In these roles, Mr. Bagley completed six major biotech-partnering transactions and raised over $500 million from corporate partnering arrangements and equity offerings. Among his product achievements, he launched Tagamet® in the US at SmithKline, positioned Capoten® for heart failure, completed the pre-launch of Pravachol® at Squibb, and led the funding of Velcade® development at ProScript. Mr. Bagley also served on a senior advisory committee at MD Anderson Cancer Center, was a member of the board of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, and was a founding director of BIO (the Biotechnology Industry Organization). Mr. Bagley obtained his M.A. in Teaching in Biological Sciences from the Harvard School of Education and his B.S. in Biology from Trinity College.