COGENT BIOSCIENCES INC (COGT)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
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Director information for COGT
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGT | Independent Director | 68 | [] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Dr. Ferrante has served as a member of our Board since February 2018. Dr. Ferrante is a medical oncologist who served as the Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development of Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now known as Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for prostate cancer and other hormonally driven diseases, from April 2014 until August 2016. From 2007 to July 2013, Dr. Ferrante held senior positions at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its parent company, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (NYSE: TAK), including Chief Medical Officer and, subsequently, Oncology Therapeutic Area Head and Cambridge USA Site Head from May 2013 to July 2013. Dr. Ferrante previously held positions of increasing responsibility at Pfizer Global Research and Development and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY). Dr. Ferrante serves on the board of directors of MacroGenics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGNX). Dr. Ferrante also served as a director of HUTCHMED (China) Limited (Nasdaq: HCM) from 2017 until 2023, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2014 until its acquisition by Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNTH) in 2020 and Baxalta Inc., a previously publicly-traded global biopharmaceutical company, from 2015 until its acquisition by Shire plc in 2016. She also served as an advisory board member for Kazia Therapeutics Limited (Nasdaq: KZIA) from 2016 until 2022 and Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (formerly, Nasdaq/TSX: TRIL) from 2020 until its acquisition by Pfizer Inc. in November 2021. Dr. Ferrante holds an M.D. from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from Providence College. We believe Dr. Ferrante is qualified to serve on our Board because of her extensive leadership, scientific, business and managerial experience in the biotechnology industry and her experience and expertise serving as a member of the board of directors of several biotechnology companies.