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Jeff Albers is the chief executive officer of [Blueprint Medicines](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blueprint-medicines), a company engaged in the discovery and development of highly selective kinase inhibitors for genomically defined cancer subsets. He was previously the president of Algeta. Prior to Algeta, he served at Genzyme, where he spent seven years in senior commercial and corporate development positions. Before joining Genzyme, he spent five years as an Attorney at the law firm Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo. He also has prior experience as a sales representative for Pfizer. Albers holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Indiana University and an MBA from Georgetown University.

Hervé Hoppenot joined Incyte in 2014 as President and Chief Executive Officer, and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2015. During Mr. Hoppenot’s tenure, the Company has tripled the number of clinical candidates in its portfolio, expanding beyond oncology to include research and development in inflammation & autoimmunity. Under his leadership, revenue has increased by over 400 percent, which includes the addition of two new revenue streams; and, with a goal to deliver medicines to patients worldwide, the Company has expanded geographically beyond the U.S. to include operations in 10 EU countries and Japan. Prior to joining Incyte, Mr. Hoppenot was the President of Novartis Oncology. Prior to joining Novartis in 2003, Mr. Hoppenot started his career in 1983 with Rhone Poulenc, later known as Aventis, where he served in several senior roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Oncology and Head of the U.S. Oncology business unit. Mr. Hoppenot holds a diploma from ESSEC Business School.

Juan Ramón Alaix was appointed chief executive officer of Zoetis in July 2012. In this role, he leads the world’s largest company with a singular focus on animal health medicines and vaccines. He is a member of the Zoetis Board of Directors. Mr. Alaix served as President of Pfizer Animal Health since 2006, where he was responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial performance of the company. Under his leadership, the company generated annual revenue of $4.8 billion in 2015 with approximately 9,000 employees worldwide. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals with sales of its products in more than 100 countries. He joined Pfizer from Pharmacia in 2003 as Regional President. He has 35 years’ experience of increasing responsibility in finance, commercial and management, including 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. In the 1990s, Mr. Alaix served in general management with Rhône-Poulenc Rorer in Spain and Belgium before becoming country President of Spain for Pharmacia in 1998. In 2013, Mr. Alaix completed a two-year term as President of the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH), now known as HealthforAnimals, in addition to serving as a member of the board and executive committee. HealthforAnimals represents manufacturers of veterinary medicines, vaccines and other animal health products in both developed and emerging markets. Mr. Alaix continues to serve as a member of the HealthforAnimals board and executive committee. A native of Spain, Mr. Alaix received a graduate degree in economics from the Universidad de Madrid.

Charlie Hartig is a Chief Executive Officer at Hartig Drug. He has worked as VP/General Counsel at Hartig Drug and Counsel at CVS HEALTH CORP. Charlie studied at Saint Louis University.

Kurt Graves is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intarcia. Prior to joining Intarcia, Mr. Graves was EVP, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Corporate and Strategic Development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Prior to his tenure at Vertex, he spent nearly 10 years at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, most recently as Global Head of the General Medicines Business & Chief Marketing Officer for the Pharmaceuticals division. Mr. Graves also previously held several commercial and general management positions at Merck and Astra Merck/Astra Pharmaceuticals, where he spent most of his time leading the GI Business Unit responsible for Prilosec and Nexium. Mr. Graves earned his B.S. in biology from Hillsdale College and has attended executive leadership programs at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Management and University of Michigan.