Awards & Recognition
★Fortune inaugural LGBTQ+ Leaders list (2024)
★Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Pacific Southwest Award
★San Diego Business Journal CEO of the Year 2023
★PharmaVOICE '100 Most Inspiring People' in life sciences
★Financial Times 'OUTstanding 100 LGBT+ Executive'
★Fortune '40 Under 40: Ones to Watch' (earlier career)
★Endpoints News LGBTQ+ Leader in Biopharma (2024)
Notable Facts
→President and CEO of Travere Therapeutics, a publicly-traded (NASDAQ: TVTX) biopharmaceutical company
→PhD from Cornell University with 18+ years leadership experience at GlaxoSmithKline and ViiV Healthcare
→Serves on executive committee of Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) board
→Co-founder of OUTBio San Diego, largest LGBTQ+ biotech professionals group in the area
→Rare cancer survivor who is vocal advocate for patient rights and health equity
→Previously led Global Respiratory and US Oncology businesses at GSK
→Serves on board of trustees for AIDS United
→Led commercialization efforts at ViiV Healthcare as President and Head of North America