David H. Donabedian PhD, MBA

David is a Partner and current Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Longwood portfolio Company Axial Biotherapeutics. David is an accomplished business development and strategy executive with extensive leadership experience and a track record of building companies. Prior to joining Longwood, David has held various leadership roles at biopharmaceutical companies including AbbVie (NASDAQ: ABBV) and GSK (NYSE: GSK).

At AbbVie, David served as Vice President & Global Head of Ventures and Early Stage Collaborations where he led a global team that completed significant transactions across multiple therapeutic areas and stages of development. Prior to AbbVie, David served as Vice President Global New Deal Strategy and Development at GlaxoSmithKline, and Senior Manager at Accenture’s Strategic Services Consulting Group.

David holds a BA in Chemistry from St. Anselm College, a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and an MBA from the University of North Carolina. He currently serves on the Board of Alcyone Life Sciences, a privately held CNS company which he co-founded.