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Anil Kapur

Anil Kapur

Anil Kapur has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2024. Mr. Kapur has over 25 years of executive experience in pharmaceutical and biotech companies across both U.S. and international markets. From December 2019 through August 2024, Mr. Kapur served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Chief Commercial Officer at Geron Corporation, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Geron, Mr. Kapur was Chief Commercial Officer at Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, from February 2018 to November 2019, and Vice President, Head of Early Assets, Biomarkers and External Innovation for Worldwide Oncology Commercialization at Bristol-Myers Squibb, from October 2016 until February 2018. Mr. Kapur served as Vice President, Global Head of Commercial and Portfolio Strategy at Baxalta, Incorporated, from 2015 through its acquisition by Shire plc in 2016. Before joining Baxalta, Mr. Kapur held marketing and sales leadership roles of increasing responsibility during his 15-year tenure at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson company. As Vice President, Commercial Leader, Hematology Franchise in Janssen’s Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Mr. Kapur led the development and execution of commercial strategy and launch plans for in-market development, late development, and early pipeline assets. Mr. Kapur’s achievements include the successful global launches of two transformational blockbuster hematology-oncology drugs, Imbruvica and Darzalex. Mr. Kapur currently serves on the board of directors of Verastem, Inc. Mr. Kapur holds a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology in India, an MS in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.