GAURAV SHAH, M.D. - Corporate Board Profile

ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2018-04-30	He holds a B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Harvard University and an MD from Columbia University... We believe Dr. Shah is qualified to sit on our Board due to his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his significant leadership and management experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
2019-04-30	He holds a B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Harvard University and an MD from Columbia University.
2020-04-24	Gaurav Shah, M.D. has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as one of our directors since January 2018. Dr. Shah was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Private Rocket in September 2015. Prior to joining Private Rocket, from 2011-2015, Dr. Shah held various leadership positions at Novartis including Global Program Head for CART-19, Global Clinical Program Head for CTL-019 and Biosimilars, and Global Clinical Leader for Afinitor. Prior to Novartis, he spent three years at Eli Lilly and Company as Medical Director overseeing clinical development of numerous programs including olaratumab. During his industry tenure, he has participated in several drug development programs resulting in successful regulatory approvals, such as CTL-019 in pediatric ALL, the first cell and gene therapy approved in the U.S., and successful commercial launches. Prior to joining industry, Dr. Shah was Assistant Professor of Medicine/Oncology at Columbia University. He holds a B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Harvard University and an M.D. from Columbia University. Dr. Shah completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship training at the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. We believe Dr. Shah is qualified to serve on our Board due to his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his significant leadership and management experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
2021-04-30	Gaurav Shah, M.D. has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as one of our directors since January 2018. Dr. Shah was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Private Rocket in September 2015. Prior to joining Private Rocket, from 2011-2015, Dr. Shah held various leadership positions at Novartis including Global Program Head for CART-19, Global Clinical Program Head for CTL-019 and Biosimilars, and Global Clinical Leader for Afinitor. Prior to Novartis, he spent three years at Eli Lilly and Company as Medical Director overseeing clinical development of numerous programs including olaratumab. During his industry tenure, he has participated in several drug development programs resulting in successful regulatory approvals, such as CTL-019 in pediatric ALL, the first cell and gene therapy approved in the U.S., and successful commercial launches. He also serves on the boards of privately-held Talaris Therapeutics and Altheia Science. Prior to joining industry, Dr. Shah was Assistant Professor of Medicine/Oncology at Columbia University. He holds a B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Harvard University and an M.D. from Columbia University. Dr. Shah completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship training at the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
2022-04-29	Gaurav Shah, M.D. has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as one of our directors since January 2018. Dr. Shah was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Private Rocket in September 2015. Prior to joining Private Rocket, from 2011-2015, Dr. Shah held various leadership positions at Novartis including Global Program Head for CART-19, Global Clinical Program Head for CTL-019 and Biosimilars, and Global Clinical Leader for Afinitor. Prior to Novartis, he spent three years at Eli Lilly and Company as Medical Director overseeing clinical development of numerous programs including olaratumab. During his industry tenure, he has participated in several drug development programs resulting in successful regulatory approvals, such as CTL-019 in pediatric ALL, the first cell and gene therapy approved in the U.S., and successful commercial launches. He also serves on the boards of privately-held Talaris Therapeutics and Altheia Science. Prior to joining industry, Dr. Shah was Assistant Professor of Medicine/Oncology at Columbia University. He holds a B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Harvard University and an M.D. from Columbia University. Dr. Shah completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship training at the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
2023-04-28	Dr. Shah holds a B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Harvard University and an M.D. from Columbia University. Dr. Shah completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship training at the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
2024-04-29	Dr. Shah holds a B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Harvard University and an M.D. from Columbia University.