Leadership Team

Zoran Berkovic joined Regeneron in 2017 and is senior vice president, financial planning & analysis, where he has grown the scope of the group and fostered a culture of accountability. He previously served as the regional CFO for Japan, Australia and New Zealand at Mylan, as well as in other roles, and he worked at Cephalon in financial roles. Mr. Berkovic earned his BS and BBA in finance and economics abroad and his MBA at Temple University.

Maya Bermingham joined Regeneron in 2015 and serves as senior vice president, public policy and government affairs. Ms. Bermingham and her Washington, DC-based team play a critical role in helping Regeneron shape and maintain its industry-leading reputation among governmental stakeholders. In 2020, Ms. Bermingham stepped forward to also serve as the company’s interim head of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Prior to joining Regeneron, Ms. Bermingham held roles of increasing responsibility at PhRMA over a 12-year tenure, following earlier positions at legal firms, and she worked for U.S. Senator Moynihan and the Senate Finance Committee. She received her BA from Harvard University and her JD from New York University.

Leonard (Len) Brooks joined Regeneron in 2013 and serves as senior vice president, treasurer. Mr. Brooks leads a team responsible for optimizing liquidity and use of capital resources, safeguarding Regeneron’s cash and investment portfolio, handling corporate risk management and maintaining strong relationships with financial institutions, insurance providers and rating agencies. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Brooks worked in public accounting at Deloitte before moving to treasury, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility at both mid- and large-sized companies, including Wyeth, Medco Health Solutions, Reliant Pharmaceuticals, The Children’s Place and Hayward Industries. Mr. Brooks received both a BS and an MBA from Rutgers University.

John Calabro joined Regeneron in 2005 and serves as senior vice president, internal audit. Mr. Calabro leads a team responsible for providing independent and objective assurance and consulting by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of Regeneron’s risk management, control and governance processes. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Calabro spent 18 years at UST, Inc., where he held positions of increasing responsibility within internal audit, ultimately serving as director. He also previously served on the internal audit teams at Phillip Morris, General Foods and Bowater, Inc. Mr. Calabro received a BS from the University of Connecticut.

Christina Chan joined Regeneron in 2021 and serves as senior vice president, corporate affairs, leading a multidisciplinary team responsible for communication, corporate brand, patient advocacy, corporate responsibility, social impact and ESG reporting. Prior to joining Regeneron, Christina held communication and public affairs leadership roles within the pharmaceutical and enterprise divisions of Johnson & Johnson. In her last role at Johnson & Johnson, she served as vice president of global finance communications and previously led executive communications for the Chairman and CEO. Prior to Johnson & Johnson, Christina led financial and corporate communications at Biogen and held pharmaceutical sales and communications roles at Boehringer Ingelheim. Christina holds an MBA in finance and strategy from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a BA in international relations and Chinese from Tufts University.

Kevin Clark joined Regeneron in 2019 and serves as senior vice president, global ophthalmology commercial business unit. His team focuses on maximizing the growth of Regeneron’s commercial ophthalmology business. This includes recruiting and developing top talent and directing end-to-end commercial strategy and execution. Prior to joining Regeneron, he held roles of increasing responsibility at Novartis Pharmaceuticals over a sixteen year tenure. Mr. Clark received his BA from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Larry Coury joined Regeneron in 2014 and serves as senior vice president, associate general counsel. In his role, Dr. Coury adeptly navigates the complex intersection of law, science, patents and business. His strategic expertise, particularly in biosimilar litigation, has significantly bolstered Regeneron's mission through effective litigation strategies and global intellectual property protection. He and his group also oversee general litigation matters and government investigations. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Coury held roles of increasing responsibility at various legal firms and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He received his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his Ph.D. from Harvard University, and his JD from Fordham University School of Law.

Ryan Crowe joined Regeneron in 2022 and serves as senior vice president, investor relations and strategic analysis. In this role, he is primarily responsible for communicating Regeneron’s key value-creation opportunities to the investment community, while leading the strategic analysis team that is focused on informing and influencing Regeneron’s pipeline and commercial strategy. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Crowe served as vice president of investor relations at Myovant Sciences and held roles of increasing responsibility on the investor relations and corporate tax teams at Pfizer. Mr. Crowe holds BS in commerce and engineering from Drexel University and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Matthew Everett joined Regeneron in 2023 and serves as senior vice president, global procurement. Mr. Everett leads a team responsible for Regeneron’s supplier engagements that is accountable for accelerating innovation, business process efficiency and return on investment across these relationships and in alignment with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) priorities. Most recently, Mr. Everett served as vice president, global procurement at GSK. Mr. Everett previously worked at Allergan, Forest Laboratories, Flex and Lucent Technologies, where he led diverse procurement and supply chain functions. Mr. Everett earned his MS from Columbia University, MBA from Fordham University and BBA from the University of San Diego.

Chris Fenimore joined Regeneron in 2003 and serves as executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer. He previously served as Regeneron’s senior vice president, head of accounting and controller; vice president, controller; and vice president, financial planning and analysis. Prior to joining Regeneron, he was vice president of finance at Mojave Therapeutics, Inc. He has prior experience in healthcare industry-focused venture capital and investment banking roles, as well as serving as an audit senior at KPMG. Mr. Fenimore holds an MA in biotechnology from Columbia University, an MBA in professional accounting from Rutgers Business School and a BA in economics from Rutgers University. Mr. Fenimore is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York.

George Fraley joined Regeneron in 2009 and serves as senior vice president, associate general counsel. In his role, Mr. Fraley has built a dedicated, adaptive, and expert team responsible for Regeneron’s transactional needs, including support for business development, global procurement, strategic alliances, intellectual property licensing, the Regeneron Genetics Center, real estate and facilities, and Regeneron’s international operations. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Fraley was the vice president of legal affairs, associate general counsel and assistant secretary at Renovis, Inc., served as senior counsel at Abgenix, Inc., and worked at two prominent international law firms. He received a JD from American University, Washington College of Law and a BA from Tulane University. 

Richard Gluckselig joined Regeneron in 2014 and serves as senior vice president, associate general counsel and assistant secretary. Richard has built and leads Regeneron’s corporate governance & securities law team, which helps guide the company in its reporting with the U.S. securities and exchange commission, financing matters, acquisitions and other transactions, and general corporate matters. His team also supports Regeneron’s corporate secretarial function, advises the board of directors on corporate governance, and oversees the formation and maintenance of Regeneron’s subsidiary entities worldwide. Prior to joining Regeneron, Richard worked as an attorney in the securities and public companies practice group of an international law firm in Manhattan. Richard holds law degrees from the University of Michigan (LL.M.) and Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He also serves as a director of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, a non-profit organization that provides free civil legal services to those unable to afford them.

Rick Hall joined Regeneron in 2022 and serves as senior vice president, human resources for the sciences and international HR. In this role, Mr. Hall has strategic functional oversight for Regeneron’s HR business partner organizations outside of IOPS. He has been pivotal in shaping the design and capabilities of Regeneron’s global development (GD) organization, and his tenure has been marked by significant contributions in the selection, onboarding and development of key talent. He has also been a strong advocate for establishing and achieving people and culture goals within GD. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Hall held positions of increasing responsibility within the human resources divisions of Johnson & Johnson and Merck. He earned his BA from Susquehanna University and his MA in information technology project management.

Justin Holko joined Regeneron in 2019 and serves as senior vice president, global oncology/hematology commercial business unit. Previously, he served as vice president, investor relations at Regeneron. In his current role, Mr. Holko and his team focus on maximizing the growth of Regeneron’s commercial oncology/hematology business globally. This includes attracting best-in-class talent and developing key opinion leader (KOL) advocacy, alongside enhancing Regeneron brand awareness. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Holko held roles of increasing cross-functional responsibility at Merck over a 19-year tenure. Mr. Holko received his BE from Vanderbilt University and his MBA from Rutgers University.

Nouhad Husseini joined Regeneron in 2011 and serves as senior vice president, head of business development, overseeing the company’s efforts to execute new strategic collaborations and licensing agreements. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, where he has held a variety of strategic, business development and finance roles, including in Genentech’s Business Development and Corporate Finance departments and in investment banking and equity research at Morgan Stanley and Robertson Stephens. Mr. Husseini received his undergraduate degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

Brook Jennings joined Regeneron in 2015 and serves as senior vice president, global immunology commercial business unit. He’s guided Regeneron’s immunology marketing organization through the global launches of the first three Dupixent indications - atopic dermatitis, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. From 2020 until last year, he led the U.S. dermatology sales and marketing teams through additional Dupixent launches, including prurigo nodularis, bullous pemphigoid, and chronic spontaneous urticaria. Before joining Regeneron, Brook led the psoriasis franchise for LEO Pharma. He was a key member of both the U.S. and global leadership teams, directing sales and marketing activities for multiple brands, overseeing several product launches and end-of-lifecycle transitions. Earlier in his career, Brook held global roles of increasing responsibility at Novartis in allergy and immunology and at Johnson & Johnson across sales and marketing. Brook has a BA in biology from Kenyon College.

Joseph J. LaRosa joined Regeneron in 2011 and is currently executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. LaRosa was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Nycomed U.S., Inc. He also previously served as vice president, global compliance and legal affairs at Avon Products, Inc., and held a number of senior legal positions at Schering-Plough Corporation, where he was a corporate officer and served as vice president, legal affairs, and a member of the operations management team. Mr. LaRosa currently serves on the board of directors and executive committee of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). He received his JD degree from New York University.

Melissa Lozner joined Regeneron in 2022 and serves as senior vice president, chief compliance officer. Ms. Lozner oversees all aspects of Regeneron’s corporate compliance program. Since joining the company, she has focused her efforts on evolving the compliance program and organizational structure to better support global expansion, as well as creating a new compliance risk navigation and advisory services group to better integrate compliance across the business. Prior to joining Regeneron, Ms. Lozner served as chief compliance officer and special counsel at Rafael Holdings, where she was responsible for building a compliance program for a start-up biotechnology company. She also held a number of roles within Novartis Oncology, including head of U.S. ethics, risk and compliance; head of global integrity and compliance, ad interim; and senior legal counsel. Prior to joining the industry, Ms. Lozner was a litigation attorney and served as a law clerk for Hon. Boyce F. Martin, Jr., Chief Judge Emeritus, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Ms. Lozner earned a BS from Cornell University and a JD from Boston University School of Law.

Meredith Marlin joined Regeneron in June 2019 and serves as senior vice president of total rewards. In this capacity, Meredith oversees all aspects of compensation, benefits, wellbeing, global mobility and immigration for the company. Meredith joined Regeneron from Beacon Health Options, a Bain Capital investment company where among her total rewards leadership responsibilities, led HR due diligence to sell the company to what is now Elevance Health. Prior to that, Meredith worked at Nike, Inc. as the total rewards lead for the COO, and G&A functions globally. Earlier in her career, Meredith held a variety of total rewards and HR roles at life sciences companies, including Celgene, Novartis, Merck and Pfizer. She began her total rewards career leading data and consulting for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries for the SIRS compensation survey. Meredith has a BA in human resources from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.

Marion McCourt joined Regeneron in 2018 and serves as executive vice president and head of the commercial organization. Prior to joining Regeneron, Ms. McCourt worked at Axovant, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, where she was president and chief operating officer. She served as chief operating officer of Medivation until it was acquired by Pfizer Inc. in 2016, and before that, she held commercial leadership roles at Amgen, including vice president in U.S. commercial operations and vice president and general manager responsible for the company’s bone health and primary care business unit. Ms. McCourt began her career at AstraZeneca and spent 12 years there, ultimately becoming chief operating officer for AstraZeneca U.S. She received her BS from Lafayette College.

Sally A. Paull joined Regeneron in 2016 and now serves as executive vice president, human resources. She was previously executive vice president, chief human resources officer at Inova Health System. Prior to Inova, Ms. Paull was senior vice president, chief human resources officer at Forest Laboratories. Earlier in her career, Ms. Paull served in progressively senior human resources roles at DENTSPLY International. She received her BS from the United States Air Force Academy and her MA in international relations from the University of Delaware. 

Smita Pillai joined Regeneron in 2021 and serves as senior vice president, talent development, inclusion and innovation culture. Ms. Pillai has an accomplished global DE&I career spanning life sciences, technology, financial services and media sectors. Most recently, she was vice president, global head of DE&I at Zendesk. Prior to that she was chief diversity officer for Dow Jones, including its flagship brand, The Wall Street Journal. She has also led global marketing research, corporate strategy and DE&I efforts at Fortune 50 companies such as Prudential Financial, Johnson & Johnson, and ACNielsen. A certified DE&I professional, Ms. Pillai received her BBA from KS School of Management, India and her MBA from Symbiosis International Business School, India.

Jason Pitofsky joined Regeneron in 2011 and serves as senior vice president, controller. He is responsible for overseeing all global accounting and financial reporting functions, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery of financial information supported by strong processes and internal controls. Prior to joining Regeneron, he was a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jason holds a BS in accounting from Binghamton University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.

George Poth joined Regeneron in 2015 and serves as senior vice president, real estate and facilities management. In his role, Mr. Poth manages the company’s global, non-IOPS facilities, demonstrating strategic, long-term thinking while ensuring sound planning, execution and delivery. He and his team also navigate the facility, environmental and safety requirements of operating in countries outside the U.S. In his time at Regeneron, Mr. Poth also developed, and is now overseeing, the multiyear, multibillion-dollar Tarrytown expansion project. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Poth held leadership roles of increasing responsibility in real estate and facilities management at Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AT&T. He received his BA and his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. 

Alessandra Ravetti joined Regeneron in 2012 and serves as senior vice president, associate general counsel. Ms. Ravetti leads the global pharmaceutical legal operations team, a multidisciplinary team providing legal advice on the clinical development and commercialization of Regeneron’s products, including advice on R&D, regulatory matters, market access, product launches, lifecycle planning and healthcare law compliance. Prior to joining Regeneron, Ms. Ravetti spent 10 years at Pfizer in various positions of increasing responsibility. She was also an associate at the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell. She received a JD from New York Law School, an MA from Boston College and a BA from Binghamton University. 

Dr. Kerry Reinertsen joined Regeneron in 2011 and serves as senior vice president, strategic alliances. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Reinertsen was chief business officer of Constellation Pharmaceuticals, and she also previously served as the vice president of corporate development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. She started her biotech career at Millennium Pharmaceuticals (now Takeda Oncology), where she held positions of increasing responsibility in business development. Dr. Reinertsen received her Ph.D. in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology from Harvard University and her ScB in molecular biology and AB in economics from Brown University.

Don Sawyer joined Regeneron in 2024 and serves as senior vice president, global market access. Most recently, Mr. Sawyer was senior vice president, market access, for Stemline Therapeutics, part of the Menarini Group. Mr. Sawyer has also led Market Access functions at AstraZeneca, Celgene and Bayer, along with startup companies Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Acceleron Pharma. He received a JD from Widener University’s Delaware Law School and a BA from the University of Delaware.

Ryan Steinberger joined Regeneron in 2026 and serves as executive vice president, chief digital & technology officer. He brings over 25 years of experience in technology transformation and aligning IT with business strategy. Prior to joining Regeneron, Ryan held senior IT leadership roles at Pfizer, where he shaped AI and digital strategies in partnership with research, manufacturing, commercial, and enterprise leaders, to modernize operations and deliver measurable scientific and business outcomes. As senior vice president, digital research & development, he led initiatives to transform drug discovery, accelerate clinical trials, and modernize clinical and regulatory applications through cloud adoption and platform consolidation. He also spearheaded Pfizer’s first enterprise AI strategy, supported the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, and drove a global ERP implementation to enhance productivity and collaboration. Ryan holds a MBA degree from Drexel University and a BS degree from Cornell University.

Regina Thomas joined Regeneron in 2016 and serves as senior vice president of global talent management and acquisition. Ms. Thomas leads key functions, including performance management, succession planning, workforce strategy, talent acquisition, onboarding, and early career programs. She has been instrumental in aligning talent strategies with business priorities, strengthening talent pipelines, and advancing leadership readiness and organizational impact. Prior to this role, she held progressively senior positions in talent acquisition and human resources. She earned a BS in Public Affairs from Empire State University NY.

Mark Volpe joined Regeneron in 2012 and is senior vice president, tax. He previously held roles on the tax teams at Arthur Anderson, Ernst & Young, and Diageo, and he currently serves as secretary and member of the board of trustees at Intensive Therapeutics, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides therapy services to children with special needs. Mr. Volpe received an AS in accounting from Suffolk County Community College, followed by a BA at the State University of New York at Albany and a JD at Saint John’s University.

Dr. Bassler has been a director of the company since 2016. She has been the chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology at Princeton University since 2003 and is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Dr. Bassler previously served as the president of the American Society for Microbiology, as well as on the boards for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Science Foundation and the American Academy of Microbiology. She previously served as a director of Kaleido Biosciences, Inc. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of London and the American Philosophical Society. She has received many scientific honors, including a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the Lounsbery Award, the Shaw Prize for Life Science and Medicine, the Gruber Prize in Genetics and the Wolf Prize in Chemistry and the Canada Gairdner International Award. Dr. Bassler currently serves on the board of directors of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. and Royalty Pharma plc.

Dr. Brown has been a director of the company since 1991. He serves as the Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, a position he has held since 1989. He is also a regental professor of molecular genetics and internal medicine and the director of the Erik Jonsson Center for Molecular Genetics at the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, positions he has held since 1985. Drs. Brown and Goldstein jointly received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1985 and the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1988. Dr. Brown is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine and the Royal Society of London.

Dr. Coles has been a director of the company since 2017. He served as the president and chief executive officer of Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., the parent entity of Cerevel Therapeutics, Inc. from 2019 to 2023, and has served as chair of Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. since 2018 and continues in this role.  He has also served as chair and chief executive officer of TRATE Enterprises LLC, a privately held company, since 2013. He is the former chief executive officer of Yumanity Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Coles is also the former president, chief executive officer and chair of the board of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and the former president, chief executive officer, and member of the board of directors of NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He previously held various leadership positions in the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industries, including at Merck & Co., Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. In addition, he was a former director of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Campus Crest Communities, Inc., CRISPR Therapeutics AG and McKesson Corporation.

Dr. Goldstein has been a director of the company since 1991. He has been a professor of molecular genetics and internal medicine and the chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas since 1977. Dr. Goldstein is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine and the Royal Society of London. He also is a member of the boards of trustees of The Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Drs. Goldstein and Brown jointly received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1985 and the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1988.

Dr. Guarini has been a director of the company since 2023, joining the company after serving as Chief Information Officer of IBM from 2021 to 2023 with specific focus on information technology, data security and artificial intelligence. Prior to assuming her role as CIO, Dr. Guarini served in multiple executive leadership roles at IBM over more than 20 years, including Chief Operating Officer of IBM Research and Vice President of Product Management for IBM Systems. Dr. Guarini has been included on the Top 100 Leader list (#2 in 2022) from Technology Magazine and Forbes’ CIO Next list (2022), and she is a member of the United States Patent & Trademark Office’s National Council for Expanding American Innovation. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Yale University and Stanford University, respectively.

Christine A. Poon is lead independent director. She has served on the board of the company since 2010. She is a former executive-in-residence in the Department of Management and Human Resources and former dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business at the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining Fisher, Ms. Poon was vice chair, worldwide chair of pharmaceuticals, member of the executive committee and director at Johnson & Johnson. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Ms. Poon held senior leadership positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, including president of international medicines and president of medical devices. She serves on the boards of directors of Prudential Financial, Inc. and the Sherwin-Williams Company. She is a former member of the supervisory board of Royal Philips Electronics and the board of directors of Decibel Therapeutics, Inc.

Mr. Ryan has been a director of the company since 2003. He is the former chief executive officer and chair of the board of Prudential Financial, Inc. and served as president and chief operating officer of Chase Manhattan Bank from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Ryan managed Chase’s worldwide retail bank between 1984 and 1990. From 2008 until 2013, Mr. Ryan served as a non-executive director of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. From 2009 to 2019, Mr. Ryan served as a director of Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Dr. Schenkein has been a director of the company since 2023 and is a General Partner and Co-lead of the Life Sciences team at GV (Google Ventures). Prior to joining GV in 2019, Dr. Schenkein served as Chief Executive Officer for Agios Pharmaceuticals for ten years. He previously served in clinical leadership roles at major biotechnology companies including Senior Vice President, Clinical Hematology/Oncology at Genentech and Senior Vice President, Clinical Research at Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Since 2009, Dr. Schenkein has also served as Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology at Tufts Medical Center. He is currently a Board Member of Prime Medicine, Denali Therapeutics and Agios. Dr. Schenkein earned his M.D. at the State University of New York Upstate Medical School in Syracuse and completed his medical training at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Mr. Sing has been a director of the company since 1988. He has served as chief executive officer of GanD, Inc. since 2016, and chair of Grace Science, LLC since 2017. Mr. Sing has extensive venture capital and leadership experience in the biotechnology sector and high technology.

Dr. Thompson has been a director of the company since 2022. He served as president and chief executive officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and continues to oversee the Craig Thompson Lab, which studies cellular metabolism and its role in disease. Prior to his time at MSK, Dr. Thompson made significant contributions to cancer research as a physician and clinical investigator. He co-founded Agios Pharmaceuticals and also serves as a director of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. He previously served as a director of Merck & Co., Inc.  Dr. Thompson is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians.

Dr. Zoghbi has been a director of the company since 2016. Since 1994, she has been a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Molecular and Human Genetics, and Neurology and Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Zoghbi is the director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, and is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. She has been awarded numerous recognitions for her work, including the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, the Gairdner Award, the Brain Prize, and the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. Dr. Zoghbi is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors.

Dr. Gonçalo Abecasis joined Regeneron in 2018 and serves as senior vice president for analytical genetics and data sciences at the Regeneron Genetics Center^® (RGC). His team uses genetic and genomic analyses across millions of humans to nominate and support Regeneron therapeutic targets and programs. Dr. Abecasis has advanced human genetics through the development of statistical and computational methods, integration with proteomics and imaging data sciences, and deployment of cutting-edge predictive models for human health and disease. Dr. Abecasis previously chaired the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan. He received his BSc in genetics from the University of Leeds and DPhil in human genetics from the University of Oxford. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, recipient of the Curt Stern Award from the American Society of Human Genetics and the Overton Prize from the International Society for Computational Biology.

Dr. Bolanle Akinlade joined Regeneron in 2015 and serves as senior vice president, medical affairs. Prior to Regeneron, Dr. Akinlade held medical director roles of increasing seniority at Astellas Pharma and Abbott Laboratories (now AbbVie). He earned his BS and MD in Nigeria before moving to the U.S. for his residency at the University of Connecticut. He received his MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Dr. Hanne Bak joined Regeneron in 2004 and serves as senior vice president, product, analytical and process development (PAPD). She started her career at Regeneron as a research engineer working in the purification development group within preclinical manufacturing and process development, now part of PAPD, and has subsequently held roles of increasing responsibility. Dr. Bak received her BS, MS and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (Technical University of Denmark).

Dr. Aris Baras joined Regeneron in 2011 and helped found the Regeneron Genetics Center® (RGC), where he now serves as senior vice president, head of RGC and co-head of Regeneron genetic medicines. Previously, he held roles and responsibilities at Regeneron across R&D and business development. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Baras contributed to other biotechnology ventures and conducted research spanning antibody-based therapeutics, cancer research and nanotechnology applications in drug development. Dr. Baras received his BS, MBA and MD from Duke University.

Dr. Ned Braunstein joined Regeneron in 2009, and serves as executive vice president, regulatory affairs, global patient safety & development quality. Prior to joining Regeneron, he worked at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons for 13 years as assistant and then associate professor of medicine, and at Merck & Co., Inc. for 9 years in positions of increasing responsibility in clinical research, regulatory affairs and global human health. Dr. Braunstein received his BS in medicine and his MD from Northwestern University.

Dr. Gang Chen is the head of protein expression sciences (PES) in his role as senior vice president. Having joined the company in 1999, Dr. Chen has held scientific roles of increasing responsibility over his 23 years with Regeneron. He received his BS in biology from the University of Science and Technology of China and his Ph.D. in cell biology from the University of Washington.

Dr. Edward Cox joined Regeneron in 2019 and serves as senior vice president, regulatory affairs. In this role, he provides strategic regulatory guidance across the product lifecycle, overseeing regulatory strategy, regulatory operations, medical writing, in vitro diagnostics, labeling, and advertising/promotion. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Cox spent over two decades at the U.S. FDA, including 13 years as director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products, where he led the review, approval, and safety oversight of antimicrobial and immunosuppressive drugs. He also played a pivotal role in advancing clinical trial designs, responding to infectious disease outbreaks like H1N1 and Ebola, and contributing to global efforts on antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases. Dr. Cox earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, completed his residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and an infectious disease fellowship at the NIH. He also holds an MPH from Johns Hopkins and a BS in chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar.

Andrew Deubler joined Regeneron in 2018 and serves as senior vice president and chief business and administrative officer for the Regeneron Genetics Center^® (RGC). His responsibilities include business development, strategic investments, collaborations, research portfolio logistics, and operations. He has held executive leadership positions at the University of Rochester, University of Rochester Medical Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Geisinger Health System and Indivumed, GmbH. He has developed a portfolio of 150+ life sciences collaborations worldwide and negotiated nearly half a billion dollars of strategic investments to grow RGC’s multi-omics data resource. Andrew earned his MPS from George Washington University and his BA from Hartwick College.

Dr. Philip Gregory joined Regeneron in 2024, following Regeneron’s acquisition of 2seventy bio’s research and development pipeline, and serves as senior vice president, Regeneron Cell Medicines. In his current role as head of Regeneron’s new unit dedicated to cell therapy programs, Dr. Gregory oversees Regeneron’s unique advantage of combining the best of cell therapy and biologics expertise to create compelling opportunities to develop potentially transformative approaches for cancer and other serious diseases. Previously, Dr. Gregory served as chief scientific officer at 2seventy bio and served in the same role at Bluebird Bio for 6 years, as well as in multiple leadership positions at Sangamo Therapeutics for almost 15 years. He received his BSc from the University of Sheffield and his DPhil from the University of Oxford.

Dr. Gary Herman joined Regeneron in 2015 and serves as senior vice president, clinical development unit head, genetic medicines. Previously, he served in roles of increasing responsibility at Merck, most recently as the vice president and head, early-stage development. From 2008 to 2015, Dr. Herman was one of only three pharmaceutical industry members on the executive committee of the Biomarkers Consortium, a program within the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Prior to that, Dr. Herman completed his residency and postdoctoral training at University of California, San Francisco and was an assistant professor there before joining the pharmaceutical industry. He received his BS in biochemistry and cell biology from the University of California, San Diego, and his MD from Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Boaz Hirshberg joined Regeneron in 2021 and serves as senior vice president, clinical development unit head for internal medicine. In this role, he oversees strategic program direction and overall clinical development across a diverse range of therapeutic areas, including ophthalmology, cardiovascular, obesity and metabolism, immunology, inflammation, and infectious and rare diseases. Before joining Regeneron, Dr. Hirshberg served as executive vice president and chief medical officer at BOL Pharma, a biotech company focused on developing medical cannabis therapeutics for conditions such as the autism spectrum disorder. Concurrently, he co-founded Regio Biosciences, further demonstrating his entrepreneurial leadership in the biotech space. Dr. Hirshberg’s earlier career includes 12 years at AstraZeneca/MedImmune, where he held roles of increasing responsibility. He ultimately built and led the cardiovascular, renal and metabolism clinical therapeutic area at MedImmune. Before that, he worked at Pfizer as an early clinical lead for diabetes programs. Dr. Hirshberg earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from the Hebrew University. He is board-certified in internal medicine, having completed his residency at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, followed by an endocrine fellowship at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Diana Hughes joined Regeneron in 2019 and serves as senior vice president, global patient safety. Under Dr. Hughes’ leadership, Regeneron’s pharmacovigilance and risk management function has evolved to global patient safety (GPS), and she has reorganized the safety function in a scalable manner, integrating science, operations and technology advancement to support Regeneron’s global pipeline, while aligning with the external regulatory landscape. Dr. Hughes worked for Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, FORUM Pharmaceuticals, and spent 14 years at Pfizer, where she held various roles of increasing responsibility. Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Hughes worked as a medical practitioner in the U.K. and U.S. Dr. Hughes earned a medical degree (MBBS) from The Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London University, and an MSc. from Hibernia College.

Bari Kowal joined Regeneron in 2015 and became head of global clinical operations in 2017. She currently serves as senior vice president, development operations, portfolio management & biostatistics data management and is responsible for clinical trial strategy and execution, along with overseeing our development shared services functions. She was previously at Pfizer, where she held the positions of vice president, business operations and analytics and, prior to that, vice president, strategic alliance and development operations lead. Ms. Kowal also served as vice president, clinical operations, on the clinical research organization side of the industry at a number of biotech organizations in a variety of clinical research roles early in her career. She holds a BS in biology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and an MS in neuroscience from New York University.

Dr. Christos Kyratsous joined Regeneron in 2011 and serves as senior vice president, genetic medicines, internal and research. He leads the development of our next-generation genetic therapeutics platforms and is the head of all non-oncology therapeutic focus areas. Dr. Kyratsous previously worked at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and was a postdoctoral fellow at New York University. He received his BS from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and then received his Ph.D. in microbiology at Columbia University.

Dr. John Lin joined Regeneron in 2016 and leads the oncology and immuno-oncology therapeutic focus area, conditioning and cell medicine, as well as preclinical bispecific antibody research work across all disease areas. Previously, he worked at Pfizer for 10 years, focusing on research and early development of biologics, and before that he worked at Rinat Neuroscience Corporation after completing his postdoctoral fellowship at Genentech. Dr. Lin received his MD from National Taiwan University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Dr. Israel Lowy joined Regeneron in 2010 as vice president, and now serves as senior vice president, clinical development unit head, oncology. He is a primary architect of Regeneron’s cancer immunotherapy program. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Lowy was at Medarex for eight years. Before that, he was an assistant professor of medicine and microbiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Lowy is a licensed physician and has been board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. He received his AB in biochemical sciences from Princeton University and his MD and Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from Columbia University.

Dr. Lynn Macdonald joined Regeneron in 1999 and serves as senior vice president, research. Dr. Macdonald is responsible for heading several technology centers responsible for generating antibody therapeutics, as well as the DNA, Biobanking and Automation Core groups, and research and preclinical development operations. She has been a key contributor to developing Regeneron’s groundbreaking VelociSuite^® of genomics technologies, including playing a critical role in developing VelociGene^® and the VelocImmune^® mouse. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Macdonald worked for Cadus Pharmaceuticals after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University. She earned a BS from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. from State University of New York.

Dr. Lori Morton joined Regeneron in 2002 and serves as senior vice president, research. During her tenure, Dr. Morton has established cardiovascular, renal and fibrosis research at Regeneron. In her role, Dr. Morton has led the discovery and development of a highly innovative and diverse portfolio across disease areas. In addition to a robust portfolio of antibody therapeutics, she has been a company leader in the application of novel nucleotide and gene therapies. As well as serving as an R&D leader, Dr. Morton also sponsors Women in Industry, Science & Engineering at Regeneron (WISER), an employee resource group. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Morton completed postdoctoral fellowships at Pfizer and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Morton earned a BS from Douglass College of Rutgers University and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Andrew Murphy joined Regeneron in 1999 as director of genomics and bioinformatics and is now executive vice president of research and co-chief scientific officer. In his time at the company, he has led the gene discovery and bioinformatics and target discovery groups. Dr. Murphy is a co-inventor of Regeneron's key technologies VelociGene^® and VelocImmune^® and continues to lead several technology centers and therapeutic focus areas. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Murphy worked for seven years at Cadus Pharmaceuticals. He received his BS in molecular biology at the University of Wisconsin, and his Ph.D. in human genetics from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Dr. Muriel O'Byrne joined Regeneron in 2014 and serves as senior vice president, international regulatory affairs and head, European business office. In her role, Dr. O’Byrne leads a team that interfaces with international regulatory authorities, including those in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Japan. Her team is instrumental in enabling the success and expediency of Regeneron's regulatory actions globally by effectively articulating the company's innovations to key regulators in critical regions. Dr. O'Byrne also heads Regeneron's European Business Office based in Dublin, Ireland. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. O’Byrne held various regulatory affairs roles of increasing responsibility at Elan Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca and GSK. With a career spanning over 25 years, she has been pivotal in delivering successful global regulatory strategies for products across the development lifecycle through to commercialization. She also has a proven track record in building and leading regulatory functions. Dr. O'Byrne received her BSc (Honours) from University College Cork – National University of Ireland and her Doctorate from Trinity College Dublin.

Dr. William Olson joined Regeneron in 2013 as vice president and now serves as senior vice president of therapeutic proteins, where he is responsible for antibody generation, a key component of drug discovery, through innovative technologies. Before joining Regeneron, Dr. Olson was at Progenics Pharmaceuticals for 19 years. He was also a scientist at MicroGeneSys and at Johnson & Johnson’s RW Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute. Dr. Olson received his BS in chemical engineering at the University of North Dakota, and his Ph.D. in biochemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Jamie Orengo joined Regeneron in 2008 and serves as senior vice president, research. Dr. Orengo leads the research and discovery groups responsible for developing multiple approaches to treat infectious disease, connective tissue, allergic, respiratory, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders that span early to late stages of development and has co-authored multiple key scientific journal and media articles featuring Regeneron’s research. She previously served as Regeneron’s vice president of research for allergy and immunity. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Orengo was a postdoctoral fellow at New York University School of Medicine, where she also received her Ph.D. in parasitology. Dr. Orengo also received a Master of Public Health degree from Yale School of Public Health and a BA in biology from Columbia College, Columbia University.

Dr. Mohammed Shameem joined Regeneron in 2016 and serves as the senior vice president of drug product development and technology. Dr. Shameem leads the group responsible for delivering safe and effective drug products across various therapeutic modalities, dosage forms and administration routes. He is also instrumental in guiding growth into new areas such as genetic medicines, fixed-dose combination products, drug product manufacturing process development and advanced drug delivery system development. Dr. Shameem is a recipient of the Heroes of Chemistry and Industrial Biotechnology awards from the American Chemical Society in 2021 and 2016, respectively. Prior to coming to Regeneron, Dr. Shameem held leadership roles for biologics development and commercialization at Merck. He earned his B.Pharm and M.Pharm from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and his Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Kumamoto University, Japan.

Dr. L. Andres Sirulnik joined Regeneron in 2020 and serves as senior vice president, clinical development unit head, hematology, leading strategic program direction and clinical sciences work for our early- and late-stage oncologic hematology and late-stage non-oncology hematology portfolios. Before joining Regeneron, Dr. Sirulnik was chief medical officer at Merus N.V., a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company. Prior to that, he spent a decade at Novartis in various roles of increasing responsibility, ultimately overseeing clinical strategy for their immuno-oncology portfolio. Dr. Sirulnik is a licensed physician, formerly practicing at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital and was a fellow in hematology/oncology at Mount Sinai Health System. He completed his medical residency at North Shore Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System and conducted post doctorate work at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. in medicine and molecular biology from King’s College, University of Cambridge in the U.K. and his MD from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Dr. Randy Soltys joined Regeneron in 2011 and now serves as senior vice president, drug safety and pharmacometrics, where he is responsible for the toxicology, pathology, preclinical pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) and clinical and quantitative pharmacology organizations. Prior to joining Regeneron, he held senior leadership positions in drug safety assessment at Genentech and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Dr. Soltys received his BS in microbiology from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in pharmacology/toxicology jointly from Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and has been board certified in toxicology.

Dr. Brian Zambrowicz joined Regeneron in 2015 and leads functional genomics and VelociGene^® operations as well as drug safety and pharmacometrics. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Zambrowicz held roles of increasing responsibility from 1996 to 2015 at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ultimately serving as executive vice president and chief scientific officer. Dr. Zambrowicz received his BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington.

Rajesh Ahuja joined Regeneron in 2013 and serves as senior vice president, quality assurance and operations for the IOPS Supply group. Mr. Ahuja leads the teams responsible for external manufacturing (drug substance and drug product) and is currently overseeing the development and licensing of the company’s first fill and finish manufacturing facility. During his tenure at Regeneron, Mr. Ahuja has led the drug product quality, external quality, IT quality, material and supplier quality, and quality assurance (QA) validation teams, and oversaw the start-up, qualification, validation and risk management of global expansion projects and the QC labs at Regeneron’s production facility in Limerick, Ireland. Prior to joining Regeneron in 2013, Mr. Ahuja held positions of increasing responsibility at Alexion, Amgen, Eli Lilly and Merck. He holds a BE in Chemical Engineering from RV College of Engineering, India, and a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University. 

Frederick Austin joined Regeneron in 2012 and serves as senior vice president, quality control, Raheen. Mr. Austin leads a team responsible for Raheen quality control laboratory and contract laboratories functions. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Austin worked for 14 years at Amgen in various roles of increasing responsibility, including assisting in starting operations at the company’s Longmont, Colorado and Juncos, Puerto Rico sites, and spent time working at both Novartis and Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Austin earned a BS from Colorado State University. 

Christine Childrose joined Regeneron in 2014 and serves as senior vice president, IOPS human resources and HR operations. Ms. Childrose leads workforce development to support IOPS’ rapidly growing operations, new fill and finish capabilities, and emerging technologies. She oversees global HR systems and processes, and is expanding HR operations to support employees in a growing number of countries outside the U.S. Prior to joining Regeneron, Ms. Childrose worked at Albany Molecular Research Inc., and spent almost two decades at General Electric (GE) in positions of increasing responsibility. She earned a BS from the University at Albany and is a graduate of GE’s Financial Services Leadership program.

David A. Crenshaw joined Regeneron in 2018 and serves as senior vice president, associate general counsel. Mr. Crenshaw is the law department’s lead attorney for the IOPS organization, and also oversees the company’s global privacy and export controls/trade regulation groups. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Crenshaw held positions of increasing responsibility at several law firms (including as partner and chief operating officer for a global AmLaw 100 law firm) and at Schering-Plough Corporation, where he provided legal counsel to the international commercial and regulatory teams. He holds a BA from Colgate University and a JD from Syracuse University College of Law. 

Tikiri Dissanayake joined Regeneron in 2000 and currently serves as the senior vice president, IOPS technical operations, a role in which he oversees facilities; engineering; environmental health, safety and security; and automation and technical training. Mr. Dissanayake holds a BS in biology and physical anthropology from the State University of New York at Potsdam. 

Evgeniya Makarova joined Regeneron in 2025 and serves as senior vice president, IOPS finance and business pperations. She leads the teams responsible for finance, IT and CMC Program management. Prior to Regeneron, she was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where for 17 years, she led numerous transformation, digitization and automation projects across medical device and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Before McKinsey, Evgeniya was an auditor with KPMG DTG AG in Germany and the CFO for Russia’s largest dealer of agricultural equipment. Evgeniya is a native Russian speaker, fluent in English and German. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Dr. Jennifer McNay joined Regeneron in 2000 and serves as senior vice president of chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) regulatory sciences and industrial affairs. She previously held roles at Regeneron in preclinical manufacturing and process development, process sciences and combination products. Prior to joining Regeneron, she worked at Procter and Gamble. Dr. McNay earned her BS in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware and her MS and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia. 

Niall O’Leary joined Regeneron in 2012 and serves as senior vice president and site head of IOPS Raheen. He has held leadership positions of increasing responsibility in quality, regulatory affairs, program management and manufacturing across biological, small molecule and medical device platforms. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. O’Leary worked as an independent consultant and at Pulmatrix, Alkermes, Organogenesis and Merck Serono. Mr. O’Leary received his BS in biotechnology from Dublin City University, Ireland and his MBA from the Williams College of Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Anthony Pankau joined Regeneron recently as senior vice president, manufacturing operations. Previously, he served at Lonza as general manager and vice president of manufacturing operations at the Vacaville, California site. Mr. Pankau brings over 35 years of leadership experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, with deep expertise in GMP compliance, regulatory licensure, and operational excellence. Prior to joining Lonza, Mr. Pankau held senior roles at Genentech and Amgen, where he oversaw multi-billion-dollar production volumes, led successful global tech transfers, and managed large-scale teams across the U.S., U.K., and Puerto Rico. He earned a BS in Biology from the University of California, Davis.

Daniel Van Plew joined Regeneron in 2007 and has serves as executive vice president and general manager, industrial operations and product supply since January 2016. From 2006 to 2007, he served as executive vice president, R&D and technical operations of Crucell Holland B.V., a global biopharmaceutical company. Between 2004 and 2006, Mr. Van Plew held positions of increasing responsibility at Chiron Biopharmaceuticals, most recently as senior director, Vacaville operations. From 1998 until 2004, he held various managerial positions in the health and life sciences practice at Accenture, Ltd., a management consulting business. Mr. Van Plew received his MS in chemistry from Penn State University and his MBA from Michigan State University.

Amy Walsh joined Regeneron in 2002 and currently serves as senior vice president of external manufacturing, leading a multidisciplinary team responsible for all manufacturing that occurs at partners and CMOs for all clinical and commercial programs globally. Prior to this role, Amy has held other roles at Regeneron in CMC regulatory sciences, CMC program management, quality assurance, and logistics. Prior to joining Regeneron, Amy held manufacturing compliance roles at Merck & Co, as well as manufacturing development work at GlaxoSmithKline.

Jim Wolfe joined Regeneron in 1998 and currently serves as senior vice president, process sciences and drug product engineering for IOPS. Mr. Wolfe oversees the teams driving late-stage process characterization, process validation, device development, drug product engineering, manufacturing science and technology, and modeling simulation and analysis. He earned a BA in biological sciences from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Benjamin Yocum joined Regeneron in 2000 and serves as senior vice president, manufacturing operations. Mr. Yocum’s broad knowledge and expertise in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and processes have contributed to the successful launch of every Regeneron commercial product. In addition to leading manufacturing operations in New York’s capital region, Mr. Yocum’s sphere of influence extends beyond manufacturing to encompass all aspects of our quality culture. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Yocum worked in the chemistry department at Seattle Pacific University. He earned an MS from the University at Albany.

Steve Zoeller joined Regeneron in 2022 and serves as senior vice president, fill/finish manufacturing and site head for our Tempel Lane, NY, campus. In this role, Steve leads internal fill/finish manufacturing. Steve has extensive biopharmaceutical manufacturing experience. Prior to Regeneron, he spent 19 years at Genentech, 15 of them in fill/finish manufacturing. He was also a project manager for DPR, Inc., supporting semiconductor and biotech facility builds. Steve began his career in the power plant industry after earning his BA in engineering from Purdue University. He also holds an MBA from Marylhurst University.