Giulio F. Draetta

Giulio Draetta is Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Draetta also co-leads the MD Anderson Moon Shots program, which pursues innovative projects to significantly reduce cancer deaths and transform cancer care.

Dr. Draetta has spent three decades in oncology research and drug discovery, during which he has held senior positions in both academic institutions and the biopharmaceutical industry. Before joining MD Anderson, Dr. Draetta served as Chief Research Business Development Officer and Deputy Director of the Belfer Institute for Applied Cancer Science at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He also co-founded several biotechnology companies and was a senior R&D executive with Pharmacia and Merck Research Laboratories.

Dr. Draetta earned his medical and graduate degrees from the University of Naples Medical School in Italy.