Biogen CEO and Executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Michel Vounatsos is the Biogen's CEO. Biogen has 9,100 employees, of which 64 are in a leadership position.

Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:

  • The Biogen executive team is 33% female and 67% male.
  • 62% of the management team is White.
  • 15% of Biogen management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.

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Michel Vounatsos

Chief Executive Officer

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Michel Vounatsos is Chief Executive Officer of Biogen and has served in this position and as a member of the Board of Directors since January 2017.

Mr. Vounatsos joined Biogen in 2016 as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer after a 20 year career at Merck. While at Merck, he held leadership positions of increasing responsibility in Europe, China, and the U.S., driving significant and consistent growth across multiple geographies. Most recently, he served as President, Primary Care Business Line and Merck Customer Centricity leading Merck’s global primary care business unit, a role which encompassed Merck’s cardiology-metabolic, general medicine, women’s health and biosimilars groups, and developed and instituted a strategic framework for enhancing the company’s relationships with key constituents, including providers, payers and retailers and governmental bodies throughout the world. Earlier in his career, Mr. Vounatsos held management positions at Ciba-Geigy.

Mr. Vounatsos received his C.S.C.T. certificate in Medicine from the Universite Victor Segalen, Bordeaux II, France, and his M.B.A. from the HEC School of Management in Paris.

Phillip Sharp

Founder

Charles Weissmann

Founder

Heinz Schaller

Founder

Kenneth Murray

Founder

Walter Gilbert

Founder

Bernard Mach

Founder

Jeff Behrens

Founder

Stelios Papadopoulos

Board Member

Susan H. Alexander

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Susan H. Alexander's LinkedIn

Susan H. Alexander is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Biogen, and has served on the Executive Committee since 2006. Prior to that, from 2006 to December 2011, Ms. Alexander served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. From 2003 to January 2006, Ms. Alexander served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of PAREXEL International Corporation, a biopharmaceutical services company. From 2001 to 2003, Ms. Alexander served as General Counsel of IONA Technologies, a software company. From 1995 to 2001, Ms. Alexander served as Counsel at Cabot Corporation, a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. Prior to that, Ms. Alexander was a partner at the law firms of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder and Fine & Ambrogne. Ms. Alexander received her B.A. from Wellesley College and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Biogen Founders

Name & TitleBio
Phillip Sharp

Founder

Charles Weissmann

Founder

Heinz Schaller

Founder

Kenneth Murray

Founder

Walter Gilbert

Founder

Bernard Mach

Founder

Jeff Behrens

Founder

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Biogen Board Members

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Michel Vounatsos

Chief Executive Officer

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Michel Vounatsos is Chief Executive Officer of Biogen and has served in this position and as a member of the Board of Directors since January 2017.

Mr. Vounatsos joined Biogen in 2016 as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer after a 20 year career at Merck. While at Merck, he held leadership positions of increasing responsibility in Europe, China, and the U.S., driving significant and consistent growth across multiple geographies. Most recently, he served as President, Primary Care Business Line and Merck Customer Centricity leading Merck’s global primary care business unit, a role which encompassed Merck’s cardiology-metabolic, general medicine, women’s health and biosimilars groups, and developed and instituted a strategic framework for enhancing the company’s relationships with key constituents, including providers, payers and retailers and governmental bodies throughout the world. Earlier in his career, Mr. Vounatsos held management positions at Ciba-Geigy.

Mr. Vounatsos received his C.S.C.T. certificate in Medicine from the Universite Victor Segalen, Bordeaux II, France, and his M.B.A. from the HEC School of Management in Paris.

Stelios Papadopoulos

Board Member

Alexander John Denner

Board Member

Eric K. Rowinsky

Board Member

Richard Charles Mulligan

Board Member

Stephen A. Sherwin

Board Member

William A. Hawkins

Board Member

William D. Jones

Board Member

Caroline D. Dorsa

Board Member

Jesus B. Mantas

Board Member

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Biogen Leadership Demographics

Biogen Gender Distribution in Management Team

  • The Biogen executive team is 33% female and 67% male.
  • Biogen is 48% female and 52% male company-wide.

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Male
67%
Company-wide: 52%
Female
Female
33%
Company-wide: 48%

Biogen Executives by Race

Management Team:

  • The most common ethnicity among Biogen executive officers is White.
  • 62% of the management team is White.
  • 15% of Biogen's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 57% of employees are White.
  • 17% of employees are Asian.
  • 12% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.

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Biogen Executives FAQs

Who Is The Ceo Of Biogen?

The CEO of Biogen is Michel Vounatsos.

Who Is The Founder Of Biogen?

Phillip Sharp, Charles Weissmann, Heinz Schaller, Kenneth Murray, Walter Gilbert, Bernard Mach and Jeff Behrens founded Biogen.

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