Thomas Cannell serves as president and chief executive officer of Sesen Bio and member of the Sesen Bio Board of Directors. Prior to joining Sesen Bio, Dr. Cannell served as chief operating officer and president of global commercial products at Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., where he led the successful commercialization and profitability of Contrave®. Prior to Orexigen, Dr. Cannell spent 27 years with Merck & Co.,Inc., where he held senior leadership positions in global commercialization, consumer marketing, and sales operations and management for both development-stage programs and approved marketed products. While with Merck, he served as president of Merck Canada and head of marketing and strategy for Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Japan, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., where he was responsible for setting up a long-standing strategic process and plan, managed a multi-billion-dollar product portfolio and oversaw thousands of employees. In addition, he designed and successfully piloted an innovative, customer-centric commercial model for Merck’s U.S. business. Dr. Cannell received his DVM degree from Washington State University.

Erin Clark serves as Sesen Bio’s vice president of corporate strategy and investor relations. Ms. Clark brings significant experience in the strategy and commercialization of late-stage life science companies. Prior to joining us, Ms. Clark held various leadership roles at Trevena, Inc. and Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., where she helped drive commercialization and realization of external value drivers for lead assets in development and approved marketed products. Prior to her roles at Trevena and Orexigen, Ms. Clark worked as a consultant at Deloitte where she led quantitative and qualitative market assessments for small and large life science clients. Ms. Clark began her career at Johnson and Johnson where she played key roles in supporting multi-billion-dollar products across the pharmaceutical portfolio. Ms. Clark received her Bachelor of Science in Finance from Pennsylvania State University.

Monica Forbes serves as Sesen Bio’s chief financial officer. Ms. Forbes brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience to Sesen Bio, including prior experience leading the finance and administrative functions of late and commercial-stage public and private life science companies. Ms. Forbes most recently served as the chief financial officer of Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals where she led the integration of a newly acquired asset and supporting commercial team. Prior to that, Ms. Forbes served as the acting chief financial officer of Orexigen Therapeutics where she oversaw all finance and administrative operations for the publicly traded company and played a key role in the successful sale of the company. Prior to being appointed acting chief financial officer at Orexigen, Ms. Forbes held various leadership roles with expertise in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting and business development across companies such as AstraZeneca, Invitrogen, Ericsson and Qualcomm. Ms. Forbes holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from San Diego State University.

Glen C. MacDonald, Ph.D., serves as Sesen Bio’s chief technology officer. Previously, Dr. MacDonald served Sesen Bio’s predecessor company in several research related capacities from 1997 to 2005. Prior to joining Sesen Bio, Dr. MacDonald held a Manitoba Cancer Treatment Research Foundation Fellowship from 1996 to 1997 while serving as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Manitoba Cancer Treatment Research Foundation from 1995 to 1997. Dr. MacDonald also served as a Canadian Arthritis Society post-doctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1993 to 1995. He graduated from the University of Guelph with a bachelor’s degree in genetics in 1980 and earned an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba in 1987 and 1993, respectively. Dr. MacDonald’s scientific background is extensive, having published in the areas of monoclonal antibodies, graft versus-host disease, lupus and apoptosis.

Chad A. Myskiw, Ph.D., serves as Sesen Bio’s Vice President of Supply Chain and Manufacturing Strategy. Prior to joining Sesen Bio, Dr. Myskiw held a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship and an American Brain Tumor Association Postdoctoral Fellowship while serving as a post-doctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies from 2011-2016. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science in Genetics in 2006 and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba in Medical Microbiology in 2012. Dr. Myskiw’s scientific background includes publications in the areas of cancer therapeutics, tumor heterogeneity, cell signaling and the development of novel antivirals.

Omar Rifi serves as vice president of business development and alliance management. Mr. Rifi is a seasoned leader in the pharmaceutical industry with extensive global commercial experience. Most recently, Mr. Rifi served as vice president, global alliances at Nalproprion Pharmaceuticals where he led revenue maximization efforts within launched territories outside of the United States and led the registration process and launch readiness in key countries across Latin America and Asia Pacific. Prior to Nalpropion, Mr. Rifi served as vice president, global alliances at Orexigen Therapeutics where he played a key leadership role in building an integrated network of global partners that resulted in the successful launch of the product portfolio in 60 countries. Mr. Rifi began his career at Merck & Co., Inc. where he spent nearly 14 years in leadership positions of increasing responsibility across commercial functions in key global markets. Mr. Rifi received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and a M.B.A. from the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at St. Joseph’s University.

Minori Rosales, M.D., Ph.D., serves as Sesen Bio’s Chief Development Officer. Dr. Rosales has played key roles in the development, approval, and commercial launch of oncology and immuno-oncology drugs. She held senior and leadership roles at Eli Lilly, Merck, Medimmune / AstraZeneca, and MacroGenics. Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Rosales focused on clinical and translational cancer research at several major US institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania, Mount Sinai Medical Center, National Cancer Institute, and New York University. Dr. Rosales earned her M.D. from Yamaguchi University and Ph.D. from Kansai Medical University, and she subsequently trained in surgical oncology in Japan.