
In March 2019, Occam Global recruited Dawn C. Bir to the Board of Geron Corporation, a public commercial-stage oncology biotech. Bir also serves on the Board of Soleno Therapeutics and was the Chief Commercial Officer at Reata Pharmaceuticals from September 2016 until Biogen’s $7.3B acquisition of Reata in 2023. Prior to her time at Reata, she held several key leadership positions at Pharmacyclics, McKesson, Genentech, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, demonstrating a strong track record in sales, operations, and team development across various therapeutic areas.
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