Donald R. Parfet
Managing Director, Apjohn Group, LLC and General Partner, Apjohn Ventures Fund, Limited Partnership
Relevant Skills And Experience:
- Business Operation and Leadership: Extensive experience in senior operational management, including in leading strategic planning and execution as well as driving business growth
- M&A: Significant expertise developed over his career including experience in sourcing, assessing and governing portfolio opportunities and managing joint ventures
- Risk Management: Expertise gained throughout his career including evaluating financial and development risk associated with emerging medicines
- Finance and Accounting: Deep expertise gained through his service at venture capital firms as well as his many years in corporate finance
Business Experience:
- Senior Vice President, Pharmacia Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, from which he retired in 2000
- Served as a senior corporate officer of Pharmacia & Upjohn and The Upjohn Company, predecessors of Pharmacia Corporation
Other Public Company Boards:
- Lead Independent Director, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (since 2008)
- Kelly Services, Inc. (since 2004)
- Chair, Sierra Oncology, Inc. (2017-2019)
Memberships In Other Organizations:
- Director, Iaso Therapeutics, Inc., a private company focused on the development of novel technologies for next-generation vaccines
- Director and trustee of a number of charitable and civic organizations