Eleanor De Groot

As EVP, GM Cell Therapy, Eleanor (Ellee) oversees Ziopharm’s cell therapy platform which is being developed in collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2015, Ellee was Vice President of Technical Operations and Project Planning and Management at Helsinn Therapeutics US, Inc. She has over 20 years of diverse experience in all phases of drug development, particularly in the area of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC). Prior to Helsinn, Ellee held process development roles in Guilford Pharmaceuticals (now Eisai) and Shell Chemical Company. She holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Stanford University, a B.S. in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an M.B.A. from Rice University.