Anthony G. Johnson MBBS, MD, MPH

Anthony Johnson, M.D. has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2017. Prior to his role at Goldfinch Bio, Dr. Johnson was Senior Vice President, Early Clinical Development, and Chief Medical Officer of the Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit at AstraZeneca from April 2014 to November 2017, and a Fellow at Homerton College, Cambridge, United Kingdom from March 2016 to November 2017. From October 2012 to December 2013, Dr. Johnson was a venture partner at OrbiMed Advisors. Dr. Johnson previously held positions as Vice President of Discovery Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology with Bristol-Myers Squibb from 2006 to 2012, as well as Vice President of Discovery Medicine at GlaxoSmithKline from 2001 to 2006, and served as the Founding Director of the GlaxoWelcome Medicines Research Unit from 1999 to 2001. He was a tenured Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland, Australia (1993 to 1999) prior to his industry experience. Dr. Johnson was a Board Director for Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals from October 2012 to December 2015, and a Board Observer for Rgenix from January 2014 to August 2015. Dr. Johnson received an M.B.B.S. (1983) and M.D. (1993) from the University of New South Wales and his M.P.H. (1996) from the University of Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and is board certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and clinical pharmacology.