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Genentech Inc.

is in the Pharma Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$13.4B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Considered the founder of the biotechnology industry, Genentech has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for more than 30 years, using human genetic information to discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize biotherapeutics that address significant unmet medical needs. Today, Genentech is among the world's leading biotech companies, with multiple products on the market for serious or life-threatening medical conditions, more than 100 projects in the pipeline and a long term plan for growth.

President, Product Development
Susan Desmond-Hellmann MD
Number of Employees 11,186
Contact Information

1 DNA Way

South San Francisco, California 94080-4990

www.gene.com

(650) 225-1000

NAICS Code Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing: 325412

Recent Events

  • Roche's Merger Formula for Genentech

    11/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Curis Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    10/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Genentech's Levinson joins biotech startup's board

    10/21/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • BUYINS.NET: FFIV, PTV, OSIP, RJF, CFR, DST Expected To Be Higher After Earnings Releases on...

    10/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009

    10/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Release Archives

    10/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Graffinity Pharmaceuticals GmbH Enters into Drug Discovery Research Collaboration with Genentech South SF DNA

    10/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Eden Biodesign Selected by Biotecnol SA for cGMP Production of Cardiotrophin-1 for Treatment of...

    10/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Former Genentech CEO Levinson Quits Google Board

    10/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story

  • PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Oct 13

    10/13/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

  • SurModics shares surge on $200M Roche pact

    10/06/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Genentech inks licensing deal with SurModics

    10/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • SurModics Inc. SRDX Enters Ophthalmic License and Development Agreement with Roche RHHBY and Genentech (South...

    10/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Singapore sling

    10/06/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Roche U.S. cancer drug trial enrollment suspended

    9/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Susan Desmond-Hellmann MD President, Product Development
David A. Ebersman Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Hal Barron MD Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President, Development
Stephen G. Juelsgaard Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Ian T. Clark Executive Vice President, Commercial
Patrick Y Yang PhD Executive Vice President, Product Operations
Richard H Scheller PhD Executive Vice President, Research
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Senior Vice President, Res Drug Discovery
Robert Garnick Senior Vice President, Regulatory, Quality & Compliance
Andrew C. Chan Vice President, Immunology Res
Ann L. Lee Vice President, Process Development
Anthony P. Hurley Vice President, Fill, Finish Manufacturing
Ashraf Hanna Vice President, Alliance Management & Pipeline Strategy Support
Charles Calderaro Vice President, Corp Engineering
Charles Johnson Vice President, Clinical Biotherapeutics
Claudia Estrin Vice President, Decision Support & Commercial Innovation
Corsee D. Sanders Vice President, Biometrics & Business Operations, Medical Affairs
David Broad Vice President & General Manager, Oceanside Product Operations
David Schenkein Vice President, Clinical Hematology & Oncology
Denise Smith-Hams Vice President, HR
Francis Jackson Vice President, Vacaville Prod Operations
Gary Harbour Vice President, Commercial Quality, South San Francisco
Genesio Murano Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Gregory Baird Vice President, Corp Communications
Gwendolyn Fyfe Vice President, Clinical Hematology & Oncology
James P. Miller Vice President
Jennifer E. Cook Vice President, Marketing Development
John M Whiting Vice President Finance, Treasury and Procurement
John Orwin Vice President
John Pinion Vice President, External Quality
Joseph Barta Vice President, Compliance
Joseph S. McCracken Vice President, Business Development
Karen McCormick Vice President
Kenneth Hillan Vice President, Development Sciences
Kent Lieginger Vice President
Kevin McRaith Vice President
Leonard Kanavy Vice President, Commercial Operations
Markus Gemuend Vice President, Manufacturing Collaborations
Martin Babler Vice President
Michael D. Varney Vice President, Small Molecule Drug Discovery
Michael P. Miller Vice President, Sales & Marketing, HER Family
Pamela M. Klein Vice President, Clinical Oncology
Peter Carberry Vice President, Clinical Operations
Philippa Norman Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Quinton C. Oswald Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Richard B Brewer Vice President, Marketing
Ronald C. Branning Vice President, Quality, Global
Roy C. Hardiman Vice President
Scott Carmer Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Rituxan Immunology
Sean A. Johnston Vice President
Timothy L. Moore Vice President, Manufacturing, South San Francisco
Todd Pierce Vice President, Corp IT
Todd Rich Vice President, Clinical & Commercial Regulatory Affairs
Varun Nanda Vice President
Vince Anicetti Vice President, Prod Portfolio Management
Vishva Dixit Vice President, Molecular Oncology Res
W. Robert Arathoon Vice President, Corp Manufacturing Operations
Walter K. Moore Vice President, Govt Affairs
William N. Anderson Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Immunology
Herbert W. Boyer Co Founder
Richard Axel Co-founder
Avi Ashkenazi Director
Dan Eaton Director
Geoff Teeter Director, Corp Communications
Hamilton Mixon Director, Corp Security Services
Henry Lowman Director, Engineering
Kathee Littrell Director, Investor Relations
Lino Gonzalez Senior Director
Lisa Tuomi Associate Director, Investor Relations
Mark Sliwkowski Director
Mary Stutts Senior Director, Corp Communications
Mike Burchmore Director, Prod Management
Nicholas Bruggen Associate Director
Stuart Bunting Director
Wai Wong Director
Brad Failing Area Manager, Sales, Managed Care
D. Searle Manager, Marketing
Diane L. Parks Senior Vice President & General Manager, Specialty Therapeutics & Managed Care
Diane Schrick Prod Manager, Development
Sam Burst Division Manager, Sales
Robert Andreatta Controller
Amos Smith Consultant
Beni Wolf
Bradley Wolk Engr, Process Development
Chung Hsu Engr, Process Development
Colin Watanabe Programmer Analyst, Corp IT
Dorothy French
Fred Cohen
Janet Rossant
Jonathan K.C. Knowles Head, Global Research
Joseph L Goldstein
Michael S Brown
Napoleone Ferrara
Nicholas van
Paul Godowski
Richard O Hynes
Robert van Reis Engr, Process Development
Wai Lee
William Wood
Charles A. Sanders Director
Grant Heidrich investor
Norman Fogelsong Venture Investor
Susan Desmond member

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Debra L. Reed Board of Directors
Erich Hunziker Board of Directors
William M. Burns Board of Directors

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Genentech, Inc. President, Product Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Aquaya Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. research analyst Former
Brown University Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations Former
Genentech, Inc. member Former

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Genentech, Inc. Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President, Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer Current
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati associate Former
Iowa State University Master of Science degree Former

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Genentech Foundation Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations Current
Genentech, Inc. Executive Vice President, Commercial Current
Vernalis plc Board of Directors Current
Genentech Foundation General Manager Former
Pharmacia Corporation Former
Southampton University Bachelor of Science Degree In Biological Sciences Former

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Genentech, Inc. Executive Vice President, Product Operations Current
Merck & Co. Inc. Former
The Ohio State University doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science Former
University of Cincinnati Master of Science in electrical engineering Former
National Chiao Tung University Bachelor of Science Former

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Genentech, Inc. Executive Vice President, Research Current
Genentech Foundation Executive Vice President, Research Current
National Academy of Sciences Board of Directors Current
The Academy of Arts & Sciences Board of Directors Current
The Academy of Arts & Sciences Member Current
National Academy of Sciences Member Current
Genentech Foundation Senior Vice President, Research Former
California Institute of Technology doctorate Former
University of Wisconsin Bachelor of Science Former

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Genentech, Inc. Senior Vice President, Res Drug Discovery Current

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Genentech, Inc. Senior Vice President, Regulatory, Quality & Compliance Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Immunology Res Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Process Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Fill, Finish Manufacturing Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Alliance Management & Pipeline Strategy Support Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Corp Engineering Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Biotherapeutics Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Decision Support & Commercial Innovation Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Biometrics & Business Operations, Medical Affairs Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Oceanside Product Operations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Hematology & Oncology Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, HR Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Vacaville Prod Operations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Commercial Quality, South San Francisco Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Corp Communications Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Hematology & Oncology Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Finance, Treasury and Procurement Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, External Quality Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Compliance Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Development Sciences Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Commercial Operations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Manufacturing Collaborations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Small Molecule Drug Discovery Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, HER Family Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Oncology Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Operations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Global Supply Chain Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

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Agensys, Inc. President and CEO of Arca Discovery Current
ARCA Discovery, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
Crest Asset Management, Inc. Partner Current
Anesiva Inc. Board of Directors Current
Corus Pharma, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Agensys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
SRI International Director Current
ARCA Discovery, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Scios Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Scios, Inc. CEO Former
Scios Inc. President Former
Scios, Inc. President Former
Heartport, Inc. Coo Former
Johnson & Johnson COO of Heartport Former
Dendreon Corporation Chairman Former
American Heart Association, Inc. chairman Former
Dendreon Corporation Board of Directors Former
Northwestern University M.B.A. Former
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University B.S. Former

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Quality, Global Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Rituxan Immunology Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Manufacturing, South San Francisco Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Corp IT Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Clinical & Commercial Regulatory Affairs Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Prod Portfolio Management Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Molecular Oncology Res Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Corp Manufacturing Operations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Govt Affairs Current

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Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Immunology Current

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Genentech, Inc. Co Founder Current
University of California, San Francisco Professor of Biochemistry Current
Genentech, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Allergan, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
National Academy of Sciences Board of Directors Current
Allergan, Inc. Board of Directors Former
National Academy of Sciences Member Former

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Genentech, Inc. Co-founder Current
Columbia University University Professor, Investigator Former
University of California, San Francisco Former

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Genentech, Inc. Director Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director, Corp Communications Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director, Corp Security Services Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director, Engineering Current
The Johns Hopkins University Former

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Genentech, Inc. Director, Investor Relations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Senior Director Current

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Genentech, Inc. Associate Director, Investor Relations Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director Current

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Genentech, Inc. Senior Director, Corp Communications Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director, Prod Management Current

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Genentech, Inc. Associate Director Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director Current

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Genentech, Inc. Director Current

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Genentech, Inc. Area Manager, Sales, Managed Care Current

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Genentech, Inc. Manager, Marketing Current

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Genentech, Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager, Specialty Therapeutics & Managed Care Current

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Genentech, Inc. Prod Manager, Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Division Manager, Sales Current

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Genentech, Inc. Controller Current

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Columbia University Visiting Professor Current
Cambridge University Visiting Professor Current
Red Abbey, LLC Senior Advisor Current
Genentech, Inc. Consultant Current
Auckland University Visiting Professor Current
Incyte Corporation Consultant Current
University of Pennsylvania Professor Current
Merck & Co. Inc. Consultant Current
University of Pennsylvania Chairman Current
Kosan Biosciences, Inc. Board Advisor Current
Dihedron Corp Board Advisor Current
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc. Board Advisor Current
Provid Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Monell Chemical Senses Center Member Current
The Rockefeller University Research Associate Former
The Rockefeller University Ph.D. Former
Bucknell University M.S. Degrees Former
Bucknell University B.S. Former
The Rockefeller University B.S. Former

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Engr, Process Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Engr, Process Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Programmer Analyst, Corp IT Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current
Washington State University Scientist Former

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Roche Holding Ltd. Managing Director, Global Pharmaceutical Research Current
Genentech, Inc. Head, Global Research Current
Genentech, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current
University of East Anglia Honours Degree in Molecular Genetics Former

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current
University of California, San Francisco Former

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Engr, Process Development Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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Genentech, Inc. Current

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The University of North Carolina Trustee Current
marketRx Inc. Current
Feinstein Kean Healthcare Current
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Chairman of the Board Current
Venrock Associates Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Chairman, Executive Committee Current
Icagen, Inc. Chairman Current
Project Hope Chairman Former
Drug Safety Alliance, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Icagen, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kendle International Inc. Director Current
Cephalon, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genentech, Inc. Director Current
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc. Board of Directors Current
Radius Ventures, LLC Board of Directors Current
Csis Inc Board of Directors Current
Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Trimeris, Inc. Director Current
Personalized Medicine Coalition Board of Directors Current
Epiphany Biosciences, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Staffmark Board of Directors Current
Scios, Inc. Director Current
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc Board of Directors Current
Vrtx Board of Directors Current
Science & Technology Group CEO Former
Massachusetts General Hospital General Director Former
Harvard Medical School director of Massachusetts General Hospital Former
Massachusetts Gen Hospital General Director Former
Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine Former
Meredith College trustee Former
Scios Inc. Former
New York Academy of Sciences Chairman Former
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Genaera Corporation Board of Directors Former
Reynolds Metals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Squibb Corporation Board Member Former
Biopure Corporation Director Former
Massachusetts General Hospital Director Former
Squibb Corporation Vice Chairman Former
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School M.D. Former
The University of Texas Former

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Genentech, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Roche Holding Ltd. CFO Current
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. CFO Current
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Genentech, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Holcim Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Diethelm Keller Holding Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Former

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Genentech, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Mayfield Fund Partner Emeritus Current
Prospect Venture Partners Advisor Current
Ngm Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
DoveBid, Inc. Director Current
Cytokinetics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genentech, Inc. investor Current
Cytokinetics, Inc. investor Current
MIPS Technologies, Inc. investor Current
Immunex Corporation investor Current
DoveBid, Inc. investor Current
SGI Inc. investor Current
Amgen Inc. investor Current
Tularik, Inc. investor Current
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. investor Current
Western Association of Venture Capitalists President Former
Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Former
Mayfield Former
Tularik, Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Columbia University MBA Former
Stanford University BA Former

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International Venture Partners, Inc. General Partner Current
Cortina Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
Genentech, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Verisity, Ltd. Venture Investor Current
Aspect Software, Inc. Investor Current
3Com Corporation Venture Investor Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Venture Investor Current
Silicon Graphics, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Artisan Components, Inc. Investor Current
WebEx Communications, Inc. Venture Investor Current
MIPS Technologies, Inc. Venture Investor Current
LSI Corporation Venture Investor Current
Applied Biosystems Group Venture Investor Current
Dust Networks Venture Investor Current
Linear Technology Corp. Venture Investor Current
SupportSoft, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Concur Technologies, Inc. Investor Current
Compaq Computers Investor Current
Websense Inc. Investor Current
Lam Research Corporation Investor Current
Polycom, Inc. Investor Current
Motion Computing, Inc. Investor Current
@Road, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Amgen Inc. Venture Investor Current
Quantum Corporation Venture Investor Current
Digital River, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Institutional Venture Partners General Partner Former
Hewlett-Packard Company computer programmer Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. management consultant Former
Stanford University Board Member Former
Harvard Law School J.D Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Stanford University B.S. degree in Management Science & Engineering Former

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Genentech, Inc. member Current
The University of California, San Francisco Assistant Professor Former
University of California, Berkeley Master of Science degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Former
University of Nevada Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medicine and her Medical Degree Former
University of California, San Francisco adjunct associate professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Former

Executive News

  • Genentech names Clark as CEO:

    SmartBrief - 9/09/09 - View Story

  • Week of Sept. 7, 2009: Facet Rejects Biogen Idec's Proposal; Roche Announces Management Changes; More...

    Pharmaceutical Technology - 9/09/09 - View Story

  • Roche Names Pharma Chief

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 9/09/09 - View Story

  • Genentech names new CEO

    Twin Cities Business Journal - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Genentech names new CEO

    San Francisco Business Times - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Roche Announces New Corporate Executive Committee

    Pharma Live - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Roche moving Clark to CEO of Genentech

    CNBC - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Severin Schwan finds his feet as Roche CEO

    Reuters - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Facebook Reaps Recruits at High Levels

    BusinessWeek - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Facebook’s Zuck is on a personal mission — may expand staff 50 percent this year

    Venturebeat - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Avastin Plus Commonly Used Chemotherapies Improved Progression-Free Survival (PFS) in Women with Previously Treated Advanced Breast Cancer

    Pharma Live - 8/18/09 - View Story