Leadership Team
Board of Directors
Advisory Committee

Former CCO and EVP, PPD
Board Director for Saama, TriNetX
Anshul Thakral
Co-Founder, Launch Therapeutics
Chief Executive Officer

Previously SVP of Development Operations, PPD
Elisha Talley-Roithner
Head of Operations

Previously VP of Clinical Development, BeiGene
Shao Chang, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer

Previously Chief of Regulatory Affairs with EQRX
Michael Doherty
Chief Regulatory Officer

Previously CEO, Immune Design
Carlos Paya, MD, PhD
Head of R&D

Previously VP of Development Operations, PPD
Matthew Cramblett
Head of Clinical Operations

Previously Head of Partnership Excellence, PPD
Laura Batchelor
Head of Alliance Management

Previously CBO, Nuvelution
James Cornwall, PhD
Head of Business Development

Previously Global Head of Biostatistics, ICON
Aaron Camp
Head of Biometrics

David Simmons
Chairman of the Board

Kurt von Emster, CFA
Co-Founder, Launch Therapeutics
Managing Partner and Head of Abingworth Life Sciences, Abingworth

Steve Wise
Managing Director & Global Head of Healthcare, Carlyle

Joe Bress
Managing Director, Carlyle

Bali Muralidhar
Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer & COO, Abingworth

Anshul Thakral
Co-Founder, Launch Therapeutics
Chief Executive Officer

David Simmons
Former Chairman & CEO, PPD

William Sharbaugh
Former President & COO, PPD

Ian Read
Former Chairman & CEO, Pfizer

Laura Hamill
Former EVP, Worldwide Commercial Operations, Gilead

Scott Brun
Former VP, Scientific Affairs & Head of AbbVie Ventures, AbbVie
Together, We Deliver Excellence
A powerhouse of seasoned industry experts, the Launch Tx leadership team has achieved remarkable milestones and driven groundbreaking studies. Let's break it down by the numbers:
396+
Phase 3 studies
165+
years in drug development
leadership roles
95+
assets brought to market