Andrew Allen

Well versed in shepherding companies from discovery through preclinical and clinical development, Dr. Allen offers the skills and perspective necessary to help the company drive growth.

A co-founder of Gritstone bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next generation cancer and infectious disease immunotherapies using machine learning, Dr. Allen has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Prior to Gritstone, Dr. Allen co-founded Clovis Oncology, Inc., or Clovis, and served as its Executive Vice President of Clinical and Preclinical Development and Chief Medical Officer. Previously, Dr. Allen was Chief Medical officer at Pharmion Corporation, served in clinical development leadership roles at Chiron Corporation and Abbott Laboratories, and worked at McKinsey & Company. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of TCR2 Therapeutics, Inc., Epizyme, Inc. and Sierra Oncology, Inc. Dr. Allen qualified in medicine at Oxford University and received a Ph.D. in immunology from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London.