Susan L. Kelley, MD

Dr. Kelley has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2014. Dr. Kelley has been developing drugs in oncology and immunology for over 25 years. She currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of two publicly-traded companies, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals and IDEAYA Biosciences. Dr. Kelley formerly served as a member of the board of directors of ArQule until its acquisition by Merck & Co. in 2020, and of Immune Design Corp. until its acquisition by Merck & Co. in 2019. She previously served as a member of the board of directors at VBL Therapeutics, Ltd. From 2008 to 2011, Dr. Kelley served as Chief Medical Officer of the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium and its sister organization, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Previously, Dr. Kelley held positions at Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Bayer-Schering Pharma, including Vice President, Global Clinical Development and Therapeutic Area Head—Oncology, where she led the Bayer team responsible for the development and worldwide regulatory approval of Nexavar® (sorafenib). Prior to joining Bayer, Dr. Kelley worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Oncology and Immunology drug development ultimately serving as Executive Director, Oncology Clinical Research, at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute. Dr. Kelley was a Fellow in Medical Oncology and Clinical Fellow in Medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and a Fellow in Medical Oncology and Pharmacology at Yale University School of Medicine. She currently serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Yale University Office of Cooperative Research. Dr. Kelley received her MD from Duke University School of Medicine.