Biography

Richard Mulligan

Mallinckrodt Professor of Genetics, Emeritus, at Harvard Medical School

Business Experience

Dr. Mulligan is currently the Mallinckrodt Professor of Genetics, Emeritus, at Harvard Medical School, and served as Visiting Scientist at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from March 2017 to February 2021. From March 2017 to October 2018, Dr. Mulligan served as Portfolio Manager at Icahn Capital, an investment management firm, and from May 2013 to December 2016, he served as Founding Partner and Senior Managing Director of Sarissa Capital Management LP, a registered investment advisor. From 1996 to 2013, Dr. Mulligan served as the Mallinckrodt Professor of Genetics at Harvard and Director of the Harvard Gene Therapy Initiative. Prior to that, he served as Professor of Molecular Biology at MIT and a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He is currently serving on the boards of Sana Biotechnology, Inc., a public biotechnology company, since 2018, and Bausch Health Companies Inc., a public pharmaceutical company, since 2022. He was a director of Biogen Inc., a public biotechnology company, from 2009 to 2023; Enzon Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company, from 2011 to 2013; and Cellectis SA, is a clinical­-stage biotechnology company, from 2007 to 2013. 

Education

Dr. Mulligan received his PhD in Biochemistry from the Stanford University School of Medicine and his B.S. in Biology from MIT.

Qualifications

Dr. Mulligan offers world­-class scientific expertise and a track record of innovation that will be valuable to our Company as we accelerate our transformation and deliver sustainable, long­-term value for our customers, shareholders and employees.