Deirdre Y. Gillespie

Background

Gillespie, Deirdre Y. was born in 1956.

Education

Bachelor of Science, London University, 1976. Doctor of Medicine, London University, 1980. Master of Business Administration, London Business School, 1990.

Career

Positions in business development 3 Dimensional Pharmaceutical. Positions in clinical development Sandoz (now Novartis), 1986—1990. Various positions including vice president marketing DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, 1990—1996.

Senior medical consultant Communications Strategy Group, 1996—1998. Executive vice president, chief business officer Vical, Inc., 1998—2000, executive vice president, chief operating officer, 2000—2001. President, Chief Executive Officer Oxxon Therapeutics, Inc., 2001—2005, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, San Diego, since 2006.

Board directors La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, since 2004, NexMed, Inc., since 2010.

Achievements

• Deirdre Y. Gillespie has been listed as a noteworthy pharmaceutical company executive by Marquis Who's Who.