R. Douglas Norby

Biography

 R. Douglas Norby has been a director of Alexion since September 1999 and was lead independent director from October 2014 until May 2017. In addition to serving on Alexion’s Board, he has held positions of increasing responsibility at many companies, including serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tessera, Inc., a provider of intellectual property for advanced semiconductor packaging, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zambeel, Inc., a data storage systems company. Mr. Norby has also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Novalux, Inc., a manufacturer of lasers for optical networks, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LSI Logic Corporation, a semiconductor company, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation, a software company, and as President and Chief Operating Officer at Lucasfilm, Ltd., an entertainment company. His pharmaceutical experience includes serving as President of Pharmetrix Corporation, a drug delivery company, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Syntex Corporation, a pharmaceutical company. Mr. Norby received a bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Norby is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee, the Leadership and Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Research Interest

 Economics & MBA