Terrence F. Blaschke, M.D.

Terrence F. Blaschke, M.D. has served on our Board of Directors since December 2006. Dr. Blaschke has served on the faculty of Stanford University since 1974 and is Professor of Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Emeritus) at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Blaschke held the position of Vice President of Methodology and Science at Pharsight Corporation from 2000 to 2002. During the course of his career, Dr. Blaschke has served as an independent consultant working with a number of leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Dr. Blaschke was formerly a board member of Therapeutic Discovery Corporation until 1997 and Crescendo Pharmaceuticals until 2001, two publicly traded companies. He has also worked as a special government employee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) and has served as Chair of the FDA’s Generic Drugs Advisory Committee. After becoming emeritus, Dr. Blaschke joined the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a Senior Program Officer from 2012 to January 2016. Dr. Blaschke holds his M.D. degree from Columbia University and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Denver.