Punit S. Dhillon
President
Chief Executive Officer
OncoSec Medical
Germany
Biography
Punit S. Dhillon is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of OncoSec Medical Incorporated. On March 10, 2011, Mr. Dhillon was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dhillon was formerly Vice President of Finance and Operations at Inovio from September 2003 until March 2011. In his management experience, Mr. Dhillon has raised over $160 million through multiple financings and several out-licensing deals including early stage deals with Merck and Wyeth (now Pfizer). Mr. Dhillon was responsible for implementation of Inovio’s corporate strategy. He was also instrumental to the successful in-licensing of key intellectual property and a number of corporate transactions, including the acquisition and consolidation of Inovio AS, a Norwegian DNA delivery company, and the merger and post-merger integration with VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Dhillon’s management experience spans corporate finance, M&A, integration, successful in-licensing of key intellectual property, strategy implementation, corporate transactions with industry, and collaborations with leading academic institutions across the globe. Mr. Dhillon is currently a board member of Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. (TSXV: EMH), a TSX Venture Exchange listed company. Mr. Dhillon has also previously been a consultant and board member for several TSX Venture Exchange listed early stage life science companies, which matured through advances in their development pipelines and subsequent M&A transactions. Prior to joining Inovio, Mr. Dhillon worked for a corporate finance law firm as a law clerk. From September 1999 to July 2002, he worked with MDS Capital Corp. (now Lumira Capital Corp.) as an intern analyst. Mr. Dhillon is an active member in his community and places great value on helping future leaders overcome challenges through mentorship and education and is a co-founder and board member of Young Entrepreneurship Leadership Launchpad (YELL), a not-for-profit and charity organization based in Canada.
Research Interest
pharmaceutical sciences business and development
