Leadership & Board

Our experienced leadership team is passionate about applying cutting-edge science to the development of life-changing therapies. Cancer has no borders. Neither do we.

John V. Oyler

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO

John V. Oyler

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO

John V. Oyler co-founded BeiGene in 2010. He has served as CEO and has led the Board of Directors from the company’s start.

Mr. Oyler previously served as President and CEO of BioDuro, LLC, a drug discovery services company, from 2005 its acquisition by PPD in 2009. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Oyler served as CEO of Galenea Corp., a biopharmaceutical company discovering novel therapies for central nervous system diseases. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Oyler was the President of Telephia, Inc., an information company he founded and ultimately was acquired by The Nielsen Company. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Oyler was Co-Chief Executive Officer of Genta Incorporated (NASDAQ: GNTA), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company. He began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Oyler served on the Board of Directors of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) from 2019-2024. He also serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council. Mr. Oyler received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford University. A native of Pittsburgh, he is an avid fan of the city’s Steelers football team and Penguins hockey team, and enjoys skiing and spending time with his family.

John V. Oyler

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO

John V. Oyler

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO

John V. Oyler co-founded BeiGene in 2010. He has served as CEO and has led the Board of Directors from the company’s start.

Mr. Oyler previously served as President and CEO of BioDuro, LLC, a drug discovery services company, from 2005 its acquisition by PPD in 2009. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Oyler served as CEO of Galenea Corp., a biopharmaceutical company discovering novel therapies for central nervous system diseases. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Oyler was the President of Telephia, Inc., an information company he founded and ultimately was acquired by The Nielsen Company. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Oyler was Co-Chief Executive Officer of Genta Incorporated (NASDAQ: GNTA), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company. He began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Oyler served on the Board of Directors of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) from 2019-2024. He also serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council. Mr. Oyler received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford University. A native of Pittsburgh, he is an avid fan of the city’s Steelers football team and Penguins hockey team, and enjoys skiing and spending time with his family.

Alessandro Riva, M.D.

Director

Alessandro RivaM.D., joined our Board of Directors in February 2022.

Dr. Riva is Chief Executive Officer of Intima Bioscience, a privately held clinical-stage gene and cell therapy company and serves on the Board of Directors of Century Therapeutics, a NASDAQ-listed biotechnology company developing innovative iPSC-derived NK and T cell therapies. Prior to joining Intima, he served as Chief Executive Officer at privately held Ichnos Sciences, where he built a biotechnology company focused on bi- and tri-specific antibodies in oncology and biologics in autoimmune diseases.

Before Ichnos, he was Executive Vice President and Global Head of Oncology Therapeutics and Cell & Gene Therapy at Gilead Sciences, where he was instrumental in the acquisition of Kite Pharma. Prior to Gilead, Dr. Riva was Executive Vice President and Global Head of Oncology Development and Medical Affairs at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, where he contributed significantly to the Oncology Business Unit and the Cell and Gene Therapy Unit. He was also interim President of Novartis Oncology during the acquisition of GSK Oncology. He previously held roles at Farmitalia Carlo Erba, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer and Aventis, and co-founded the Breast Cancer International Research Group (BCIRG) and the Cancer International Research Group (CIRG), where he served as CEO.

He received his M.D. in medicine and surgery from the University of Milan and a board certification in oncology and hematology from the same institution.

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