Bobby is a world-renowned scientist and physician and accomplished strategic and organizational leader with more than 25 years of experience in medicine and biotechnology. As one of Orchard’s principal scientific founders, Bobby serves as chief executive officer of the company, and also sits on Orchard’s board of directors. Bobby has been a pioneer in gene therapy and the evolution of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) technology – including some of the first studies in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) – bringing it from some of the first studies in patients to potential regulatory approvals. His unparalleled expertise and deep relationships with key physicians and treatment centers around the world are integral to Orchard’s efforts to identify patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and other diseases through targeted disease education, early diagnosis and comprehensive newborn screening.

Bobby is a professor of pediatrics and immunology at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and has led multiple clinical trials that have shown that gene therapy can successfully correct the genetic defect in immune deficiencies. He studied medicine and surgery at Kings College in London before completing his Ph.D. at the UCL Institute of Child Health.

John brings over 25 years of human resource (HR) leadership experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry building high growth, high performance, mission-driven and entrepreneurial companies. Most recently, John served as vice president of human resources and administration for Agenus, where he led the HR function through periods of rapid growth, transformation and global expansion. John played a key role in leading the acquisition and integration of 4-antibody AG and the build-out of the company’s R&D and technical operations capabilities responsible for generating and advancing an immuno-oncology portfolio of over a dozen clinical candidates. Prior to Agenus, John was vice president of global HR for PerkinElmer Life Sciences, during which time the company more than doubled in size and annual sales and significantly expanded its commercial business and operations in the U.S., Europe and APAC regions. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly 10 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb in a series of progressively responsible HR leadership roles including director of HR for corporate staff, director of organizational development for U.S. medicines and head of HR for the oncology and immunology division.

John earned his B.S. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell and his M.A. in organizational psychology from Columbia with a concentration in organizational development. He also completed the global leadership development program at the London Business School.

Anne has 25 years of experience tackling R&D, clinical and regulatory challenges for global development within medtech and biotech companies. Anne joined Orchard Therapeutics in 2016 to lead global regulatory strategy and devise innovative and expedited pathways for the development and the registration of Orchard’s HSC gene therapies. She built and manages an international, highly-trained and experienced regulatory team. Prior to joining Orchard Therapeutics, she was executive vice president at Voisin Consulting Life Sciences (VCLS), an international consulting firm highly experienced in orphan drug development. In her leadership role, Anne was actively involved in the design, preparation and management of a high number of successful regulatory submissions at all stages of product development. Anne had a pioneering role in the field of advanced therapies and managed over 50 different tissue, cell and gene-based therapy development programs. Over the years, Anne has established strong communication links with regulators, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Member States’ medicine agencies. Bringing together scientific and regulatory expertise in the Advanced Therapies Medicinal Products (ATMPs) area, Anne actively participated in the elaboration of the European ATMP Regulation through industry associations and worked closely with the EMA on related guidelines. Before joining VCLS, Anne co-founded the regulatory consulting firm Meditest International. Anne began her career as a research & development project manager for Medtronic Sofamor-Danek.

Anne earned a joint Ph.D. in biomaterials and artificial organs from the University of Dental Surgery in Nantes, France, the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and the University of Medicine of Leiden, Netherlands, working on the development and evaluation of drug-device combination products aimed at bone substitution.

John brings broad expertise in corporate, commercial and IP law to Orchard. He has extensive experience in legal, compliance and corporate secretarial roles in international biopharmaceutical and life sciences companies. Prior to joining Orchard Therapeutics, John was a non-executive director at Oxular Limited and group general counsel & company secretary at Consort Medical plc. He held senior legal affairs roles at several companies operating in the rare disease space including Synageva, BioMarin and Oxford GlycoSciences.

John is a qualified solicitor. He received his bachelor of law degree in business law from City of London, his postgraduate diploma in EC competition law from King’s College, London, and a postgraduate diploma in intellectual property law from Queen Mary University of London.

Adrien brings nearly 20 years of experience creating value for pharma and biotech companies. His responsibilities at Orchard Therapeutics include overseeing business development, program management, program leadership and portfolio strategy for the company. Since joining Orchard in October 2016, he has led the build-out of Orchard’s industry-leading gene therapy pipeline through multiple in-licensing deals, notably the acquisition of GSK’s gene therapy portfolio in April 2018. Prior to joining Orchard, Adrien was executive director, corporate strategy and development at AstraZeneca where he led M&A activities as well as successful out-licensing, divestments and new company spinoff projects. He also served as a member of Corvidia Therapeutics’ board of directors. Prior to AstraZeneca, Adrien spent nine years at GSK; his most recent role was strategy & operations director in the rare disease unit, working in particular on GSK’s ex vivo autologous HSC gene therapy portfolio. He was a member of the advisory committee for Kurma BioFund II, a venture capital fund with a special focus on rare diseases. His experience at GSK also encompasses European and global roles of increasing seniority in R&D portfolio strategy and commercial analysis. He started his career as a strategy consultant at Alcimed in Paris, France, supporting the development of biotechnology startup companies. 

Adrien holds an engineering degree from Supélec in Paris and a M.Sc. in engineering and physical science in medicine from Imperial College in London.

With more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare and biotech industry, Braden is a seasoned commercial leader with deep expertise in commercial strategy, operations, marketing, and market access. Braden joined Orchard Therapeutics in 2020 as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for North America. Since that time, Braden’s role has expanded to Chief Commercial Officer. In this capacity he is responsible for all commercial strategy and execution for the company, playing a critical role in shaping and achieving Orchard’s global growth strategy.

Prior to joining Orchard, Braden commercialized several rare oncolytic and genetic disorder products during his time at Celgene, NPS Pharma (acquired by Shire for $5.2B) and PTC Therapeutics, where he most recently served as the Vice President and General Manager for the U.S. In this role, Braden led the company’s first U.S. product launch in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and oversaw the strategic planning for their gene therapy business.

Braden received his M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business and a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

Frank brings nearly 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry as an accomplished financial and business executive, with a proven track record of success in leading operations and strategy, corporate finance and commercialization at publicly traded biotechnology companies. Frank joined Orchard in 2018 as chief financial officer. Since that time, his role has expanded to president and chief operating officer of Orchard. In this capacity, Frank creates and drives strategies for overall value-creation and long-term growth of the company. He currently oversees key functional areas for the business, including but not limited to, finance, commercial operations, corporate affairs and quality.

Frank previously served as president and chief operating officer of AMAG Pharmaceuticals (acquired in November 2020 by Covis Group), where he helped develop the business from a single product company in 2011 to one with a portfolio of commercial and development-stage products that generated more than $600 million in sales in 2017. During that time, Frank raised more than $1.8 billion in new capital to support AMAG’s growth strategy. Before joining AMAG, he served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Molecular Biometrics, Inc. Earlier in his career, Frank also served as chief executive officer for Critical Therapeutics and chief financial officer for Esperion Therapeutics. Each company completed its initial public offering in the U.S. during his tenure. Frank currently serves on the board of directors of Larimar Therapeutics and Spero Therapeutics.

Frank received his B.B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.