Andrew Allen
Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Life Science
Gritstone Oncology
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Andrew Allen is a co-founder of Gritstone Oncology and serves as president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. He was a co-founder of Clovis Oncology where he served as executive vice president of clinical and preclinical development and chief medical officer. Prior to that, he was chief medical officer at Pharmion Corporation, which was sold to Celgene Corporation for $2.9 billion following the development of Vidaza™ for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes and Thalomid™ for the front-line treatment of multiple myeloma. Previously, Dr. Allen served in clinical development leadership roles at Chiron Corporation and Abbott Laboratories, and worked at McKinsey & Company, where he advised life science companies on strategic issues. He currently serves on the board of directors of Epizyme and Cell Design Labs. Dr. Allen received a medical degree from Oxford University and a Ph.D. in immunology from Imperial College London.
Research Interest
Business
