Vicki Sato is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. Dr. Sato retired as President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2005. Prior to joining Vertex, Dr. Sato was Vice President of Research at Biogen, Inc. She brings extensive scientific and business expertise to her role advising young companies and large corporations in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.