Sushmita M. Chanda

Sushmita M. Chanda, Ph.D., serves as our Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer. Prior to joining the Company, from February 2010 to July 2018, Dr. Chanda served as Vice President, Preclinical Development at Alios BioPharma, Inc., which was acquired by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical company. Dr. Chanda was at F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd, a multinational healthcare company, from 2000 to 2010, where over the years she served in various roles of increasing responsibilities, including Senior Director and Head of Nonclinical Safety. Prior to Roche, she was a toxicologist at Sugen Inc., a pharmaceutical company (bought by Pfizer), from May 1998 to January 2000. Dr. Chanda is a Diplomate of American Board of Toxicology (DABT). Dr. Chanda received her B.S. and M.S. from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India and a Ph.D. in Toxicology and Pharmacology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship in Toxicology at USEPA through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Lesley Ann Calhoun

Lesley Ann Calhoun has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since June 2020. Ms. Calhoun has served as a Director of Tango Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company since March 2021, and also serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. From August 2016 to June 2020, Ms. Calhoun served in various roles at Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc., a drug discovery, development, and commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, including most recently as Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to these roles, Ms. Calhoun served as Vice President of Finance at Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc., a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, from January 2013 to September 2015, continuing in her role after it was acquired by Horizon Pharma pie, a pharmaceutical company, in May 2015. Ms. Calhoun also previously served as Senior Director of Finance, Corporate Controller at lnnoviva, Inc. (formerly Theravance, Inc.), a biopharmaceutical company, from August 2005 to January 2013. Earlier in her career, Ms. Calhoun was a member of the audit practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1989 to 2001. Ms. Calhoun received her B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from San Francisco State University, College of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Julian Symons

Julian A. Symons, D.Phil., has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer since May 2018. Prior to joining the Company, from January 2010 to March 2015, Dr. Symons served in various roles at Alios BioPharma, Inc., which was acquired by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical company, in November 2014, including Senior Director, Product Development from January 2013 to March 2015, and Vice President, Disease Area Research & Development Leader, Respiratory Infections from March 2015 to April 2018. Prior to his time with Alios BioPharma, Inc., Dr. Symons held positions with the Pharmaceutical Division of F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (1999 – 2010) and the Departments of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh (1986 – 1990), University of Sheffield (1990 -1994) and the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford (1994-1999). Dr. Symons received a B.Sc. (Hons) I in Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of Central Lancashire, UK and a D.Phil. in Immunology and Autoimmunity from the University of York, UK.

Lawrence M. Blatt

Lawrence M. Blatt, Ph.D., M.B.A., has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since February 2018. Prior to co-founding the Company, Dr. Blatt served as the Global Head of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines at Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical company, from November 2014 to February 2018. Dr. Blatt co-founded Alios BioPharma, Inc., a biotechnology company, and served as its Chief Executive Officer, President and Director from January 2009 until its acquisition by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson in November 2014. Prior to Alios, he served as Chief Scientific Officer at lnterMune, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2002 to 2008. Dr. Blatt previously served on the board of directors of ReViral Ltd. and Alveo Technologies, Inc., which he co-founded in 2014, and Meissa Vaccines, Inc. Dr. Blatt received a B.S. in Microbiology from Indiana University Bloomington, an M.B.A. from California State University, Northridge, and a Ph.D. in Public Health Administration from the University of La Verne.

Sandra Chang

“The company as a whole is transparent about activities and goals so you really feel connected and know what you’re working towards. Things move swiftly but purposefully here. Aligos has a friendly small company culture, but we are all working together to make a big impact.”

Dinah Misner

“I feel like I have the best of both worlds by joining Aligos: experienced management and scientists, along with a smaller company culture where I can see my impact on a day-to-day basis!”

Yannick Debing

“Joining Aligos gave me an opportunity to take ownership of a Discovery project and really drive it forward. This has been a tremendous experience—I’ve learned a lot and was able to take that next step in my career as a scientist. I very much enjoy the fast-paced environment and close collaboration with colleagues from many different disciplines.”