CATHERINE A. SOHN, PHARM. D.

Corporate Board Profile

Tech Score: 50/100

Software Technology Evidence

1 mention(s) identify CATHERINE A. SOHN, PHARM. D. as having software/technology expertise.

Company	Filing Date	Evidence	Reason
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc	2016-06-20	Dr. Sohn has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2012. Dr. Sohn is the founder of Sohn Health Strategies, where since 2010 she has consulted for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer healthcare companies in the areas of business strategy, business development and strategic product development. She joined the board of directors of Neuralstem, Inc., a biotechnology company, in January 2014 and has served as a director of Landec Corporation, a material sciences company, since November 2012. From 1982 to 2010, she was with GlaxoSmithKline plc, a pharmaceutical company (and with SmithKline Beecham plc before its merger with Glaxo Wellcome plc), where she served most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Business Development and Strategic Alliances in the GSK Consumer Healthcare division, and previously was Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Product Development in the pharmaceutical division. Before that, she held a series of positions in Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Business Development and U.S. Product Marketing, also in the pharmaceutical division. Dr. Sohn currently holds the positions of Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and Dean’s Professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She received a Pharm.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy. She also received a Certificate of Professional Development from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sohn was named Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (2003) and is a Certified Licensing Professional and a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow. Dr. Sohn brings to our board of directors three decades of product development, marketing and business development experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a global perspective that is directly relevant to our company.	Holds a Pharm.D. degree and has extensive experience in pharmaceutical product development, business development, and strategic product development, indicating relevant technical expertise.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-06-10	She received a Pharm.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy. She also received a Certificate of Professional Development from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sohn brings to our board of directors almost three decades of product development and business development experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a global perspective that is directly relevant to our company.
2016-06-20	Dr. Sohn has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2012. Dr. Sohn is the founder of Sohn Health Strategies, where since 2010 she has consulted for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer healthcare companies in the areas of business strategy, business development and strategic product development. She joined the board of directors of Neuralstem, Inc., a biotechnology company, in January 2014 and has served as a director of Landec Corporation, a material sciences company, since November 2012. From 1982 to 2010, she was with GlaxoSmithKline plc, a pharmaceutical company (and with SmithKline Beecham plc before its merger with Glaxo Wellcome plc), where she served most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Business Development and Strategic Alliances in the GSK Consumer Healthcare division, and previously was Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Product Development in the pharmaceutical division. Before that, she held a series of positions in Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Business Development and U.S. Product Marketing, also in the pharmaceutical division. Dr. Sohn currently holds the positions of Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and Dean’s Professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She received a Pharm.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy. She also received a Certificate of Professional Development from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sohn was named Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (2003) and is a Certified Licensing Professional and a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow. Dr. Sohn brings to our board of directors three decades of product development, marketing and business development experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a global perspective that is directly relevant to our company.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2015-06-10

She received a Pharm.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy. She also received a Certificate of Professional Development from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sohn brings to our board of directors almost three decades of product development and business development experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a global perspective that is directly relevant to our company.

2016-06-20

Dr. Sohn has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2012. Dr. Sohn is the founder of Sohn Health Strategies, where since 2010 she has consulted for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer healthcare companies in the areas of business strategy, business development and strategic product development. She joined the board of directors of Neuralstem, Inc., a biotechnology company, in January 2014 and has served as a director of Landec Corporation, a material sciences company, since November 2012. From 1982 to 2010, she was with GlaxoSmithKline plc, a pharmaceutical company (and with SmithKline Beecham plc before its merger with Glaxo Wellcome plc), where she served most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Business Development and Strategic Alliances in the GSK Consumer Healthcare division, and previously was Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Product Development in the pharmaceutical division. Before that, she held a series of positions in Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Business Development and U.S. Product Marketing, also in the pharmaceutical division. Dr. Sohn currently holds the positions of Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and Dean’s Professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She received a Pharm.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy. She also received a Certificate of Professional Development from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sohn was named Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (2003) and is a Certified Licensing Professional and a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow. Dr. Sohn brings to our board of directors three decades of product development, marketing and business development experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a global perspective that is directly relevant to our company.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-05-29