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Jerome Pfund
Mr. Pfund founded Sectoral Asset Management in Montreal with Michael Sjöström in 2000. In June 2013, Mr. Pfund opened our Hong Kong office to strengthen our development and research in the region. Prior to establishing Sectoral, Mr. Pfund worked at Pictet & Cie in Geneva from 1989 until 1997, initially as a Portfolio Manager in the bank's institutional asset management business, and then as the unit's Chief Investment Officer. In 1997 he moved to Montreal to assume the role of CEO of Pictet & Cie's North American operations. Mr. Pfund graduated in 1987 from the University of St.Gallen with an MBA in Banking. He obtained his CFA charter in 1993. From 2006 to 2008, he served as a Member of the CFA Institute Disciplinary Review Committee. He is also a UCLA Anderson School of Management certified director (2005). In 1996, he co-founded the Swiss Society of Investment Professionals, the Swiss local society of the CFA Institute (formerly known as the Association for Investment Management and Research - AIMR). Mr. Pfund was also a captain of a Special Forces unit of the Swiss Army.
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Michael Sjostrom
Mr. Sjöström founded Sectoral Asset Management with Jérôme Pfund in 2000. Prior to establishing Sectoral, Mr. Sjöström worked for two Swiss banks and, in 1993, joined Pictet & Cie in Geneva as a pharmaceutical analyst. From 1994 until October 2000, he was the Portfolio Manager of Pictet Fund-Biotech and head of the pharma analyst team. Mr. Sjöström graduated in 1987 from the University of St.Gallen with an MBA in Finance and Economics. He obtained his CFA charter in 1996. In 1996, Mr. Sjöström co-founded the Swiss Society for Investment Professionals, the Swiss local society of the CFA Institute (formerly known as the Association for Investment Management and Research - AIMR).
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Franklin Berger
Franklin Berger has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2010. Franklin Berger is a consultant to biotechnology industry participants, including major biopharmaceutical firms, mid-capitalization biotechnology companies, specialist asset managers and venture capital companies, providing business development, strategic advisory, financing, partnering, and royalty acquisition advice. Franklin Berger is also a biotechnology industry analyst with over 25 years of experience in capital markets and financial analysis. Franklin Berger worked at Sectoral Asset Management as a founder of the small-cap focused NEMO Fund from 2007 through June 2008. From May 1998 to March 2003, he served at J.P. Morgan Securities, most recently as Managing Director, Equity Research and Senior Biotechnology Analyst. In this position, he initiated coverage of 26 biotechnology companies and was responsible for technical, scientific and clinical due diligence as well as company selection. Franklin began his career as a sell-side analyst at Josephthal & Co. in 1991, subsequently moving to Salomon Smith Barney in 1997 serving as Director, Equity Research and Senior Biotechnology Analyst. Franklin currently serves on the board of directors of three biotechnology companies: Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., Immune Design Corp. and Bellus Health, Inc. Previous public company board service included 11 years with Seattle Genetics, Inc., 7 years with VaxGen, Inc. and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (previously Isotechnika Pharma Inc.), based in Canada. He also serves or has served on biotech company boards of directors including iTherX Pharma, Inc., Caprion Proteomics Inc. and ViroChem Pharma, Inc. (purchased by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $400 million in 2009). Franklin has led multiple M&A analyses resulting in greater than $1 billion in transaction value.. Franklin received a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in International Economics both from Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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Alain J. Gilbert
Venture Partner, Sectoral late stage Life Science VC
Jerome Pfund
Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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