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Garo H. Armen is a Turkish-born American businessman of Armenian descent. He is the co-founder of Agenus, Inc. and the founder of the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), a non-profit organization which focuses on reducing poverty, through “education, healthcare, community and economic development”.

Dr. Thomas J. Schall is the founder of our company and has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since we commenced operations in 1997 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in April 2012. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Schall worked at the DNAX Research Institute, a division of Schering-Plough Corporation, a pharmaceutical company. Prior to his work at the DNAX Research Institute, he worked as a scientist with Genentech, Inc., a pharmaceutical company. Dr. Schall participated in some of the earliest discoveries of chemokine system function and activities. Dr. Schall cloned one of the first chemokines to be discovered, and provided some of the earliest data for the existence of the previously unknown family of molecules which later came to be called the chemokines. Dr. Schall's laboratories have been responsible for the discovery or co-discovery of a large percentage of all known chemokine receptors. Dr. Schall received his B.S. in biology from Northern Illinois University and his Ph.D. in cancer biology from Stanford University.

Michael Morrissey is a President/CEO at EXELIXIS, INC.; Board Member at EXELIXIS, INC.; and Board Member at XW LABORATORIES INC and is based in Danville, California. He has experience at Schering AG and has worked as VP:Discovery Research at Berlex Biosciences; Senior Scientist at Novartis; and Senior VP:Discovery at EXELIXIS, INC.. Michael studied at Harvard University and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Prior to joining Genocea,Chip co-founded and served as Chief Business Officer of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNDA). Before that, Chip was a Principal at Care Capital, LLC, a venture capital firm investing in biopharmaceutical companies, after serving in a variety of commercial roles at SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline). Chip holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Martin Driscoll is a Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc and is based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

John Simard is a Chairman/President/CEO/Founder at XBiotech USA Inc, VP/Founder at MANNKIND CORP, and Board Member at MANNKIND CORP. He attended University of Toronto.

Rick Winningham has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2010. Since 2001, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Theravance, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, and in April 2010, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. From 1997 to 2001, he served as President of Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology/Immunology/Oncology Therapeutics Network and, from 2000 to 2001, as President of Global Marketing. He is a member of the board of directors of the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and is also a member of the External Advisory Board for the College of Business and Administration and Business Hall of Fame at Southern Illinois University.Rick Winningham holds an M.B.A. from Texas Christian University and a B.S. from Southern Illinois University.

Ron Squarer serves as Chairman and Executive Advisor at ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT) and directly supported the May 2020 company IPO. Mr. Squarer served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Array Biopharma Board of Directors from April 2012 through August 2019 when Pfizer Inc. acquired the company for $11.8 billion following the successful launch of the cancer treatments Braftovi® and Mektovi®. During his tenure, the company’s valuation grew ~40-fold through execution across research, development, and commercialization focused in the Oncology area. Array Biopharma’s research team is recognized for having invented Vitrakvi®/larotrectinib/TRK, Koselugo®/selumetinib/MEK, Tukysa®/tucatinib/HER2, ipatasertib/AKT, selpercatinib/RET, and MRTX849/KRAS-G12C among other molecules. Mr. Squarer has extensive commercial, development, research prioritization, and executive leadership expertise from a career spanning more than two decades in the biopharmaceutical industry. Before joining Array, Mr. Squarer held positions of increasing responsibility with Hospira, Inc., a global pharmaceutical and medical device company. In his last role there, as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, he was responsible for delivering $4 billion in annual revenue. Mr. Squarer joined Hospira from Mayne Pharma, where he served as Senior Vice President, Global Corporate and Business Development when Mayne was sold to Hospira in 2007 for over $2 billion. Before Mayne Pharma, Mr. Squarer held leadership roles at both Pfizer, Inc. (including in Oncology), and SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now GlaxoSmithKline) in the U.S. and Europe and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Deciphera Inc. (NASDAQ: DCPH) and Travere Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) Mr. Squarer earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

Serial Entrepreneur experienced in high tech start ups. Twenty years of extensive knowledge in managing complex technologies and technology product development. A proven track record of conceiving and growing companies from concept to successful market entry, developing new product concepts, sourcing and managing co-development activities both in US and in China. Demonstrated success in building and leading multi-functional teams, strategic planning, and decision making. Also an inventor with 25 issued US patents and experience in developing and managing Intellectual Property. Specialties: Conceiving and developing high tech business from concept to commercial success. Team building in high tech start up companies. Integrated product development and commercialization.