Bachelor's degree, MIT; MD, University of California, San Francisco; PhD, Rockefeller University. Formerly: Senior Vice-President, Research & Translational Medicine, Deputy to the President of R&D, Sanofi; Vice-President, Worldwide Cardiovascular Research Head, Merck. Chief Medical and Scientific Officer and R&D Head, Takeda, leading drug discovery and development across Takeda’s core therapeutic areas, which include oncology, gastroenterology, CNS, cardiometabolic and vaccines.