Michael Gilman

Biography

Dr. Gilman is CEO of Arrakis and Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, Mike currently serves as an Advisor at Atlas Venture and on the Boards of Directors of Scholar Rock, X4 Pharmaceuticals, and Obsidian Therapeutics. Previously, Mike was Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Padlock Therapeutics, a venture-funded company focused on autoimmune disease, acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2016. Prior to Padlock, Mike served as Senior Vice President, Early-Stage Pipeline, at Biogen, with responsibility for managing the company’s development programs through clinical proof-of-concept. He joined Biogen in March 2012 following its acquisition of Stromedix, a venture-backed company focused on fibrosis and organ failure, where he was Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Stromedix in 2006, Mike served as Executive Vice President, Research at Biogen Idec, with responsibility for the company’s discovery research activities in Cambridge and San Diego. From 1994 to 1999, Mike was at ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. From 1986 to 1994, Mike was on the scientific staff of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, where his research focused on mechanisms of signal transduction and gene regulation. Mike was a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Robert Weinberg at the Whitehead Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of California, Berkeley, and a S.B. in Life Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Gilman is CEO of Arrakis and Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, Mike currently serves as an Advisor at Atlas Venture and on the Boards of Directors of Scholar Rock, X4 Pharmaceuticals, and Obsidian Therapeutics. Previously, Mike was Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Padlock Therapeutics, a venture-funded company focused on autoimmune disease, acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2016. Prior to Padlock, Mike served as Senior Vice President, Early-Stage Pipeline, at Biogen, with responsibility for managing the company’s development programs through clinical proof-of-concept. He joined Biogen in March 2012 following its acquisition of Stromedix, a venture-backed company focused on fibrosis and organ failure, where he was Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Stromedix in 2006, Mike served as Executive Vice President, Research at Biogen Idec, with responsibility for the company’s discovery research activities in Cambridge and San Diego. From 1994 to 1999, Mike was at ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. From 1986 to 1994, Mike was on the scientific staff of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, where his research focused on mechanisms of signal transduction and gene regulation. Mike was a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Robert Weinberg at the Whitehead Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of California, Berkeley, and a S.B. in Life Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research Interest

Business and Management