Education
Kalergis received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1970 and Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration Degrees in 1982 from the University of Virginia.
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Kalergis received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1970 and Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration Degrees in 1982 from the University of Virginia.
He co-founded the company in 2001 with American chemical engineer John L. Gainer. Kalergis became Diffusion"s Chief Executive Officer in 2004, a position in which he has drawn extensively on his career in law, business, and clinical trials implementation. Under Kalergis’ leadership, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals has been cited for advancing improved cancer treatments and is currently conducting multicenter clinical trials of a novel therapeutic for brain cancers, including glioblastoma multiforme.
He subsequently worked with the New York-based law firm Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood, maintaining that association until 1986, when he became President and General Counsel of Designs Import Export, Limited.
From 1991 to 1997, he was Consultant, Director of Business Development, and General Counsel to the contract research organization Pharmaceutical Research Associates (PRA), Incorporated. While with PRA, he was involved in numerous pharmaceutical development projects through the pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing stages.
In 1998 Kalergis was appointed Director of University of Virginia Gateway, a program to establish stronger ties between industry and academia, particularly in the area of life sciences. His efforts have been cited in advancing relationships between the high-technology business and academic sectors, both regionally and internationally.
lieutenant was through his association with the University of Virginia that Kalergis met Gainer, who was at that time a Professor of Chemical Engineering, leading to their collaboration in the founding of Diffusion Pharmaceuticals.
Kalergis is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Leadership and Strategy in Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals program
Kalergis is a founding director of publicly traded Virginia National Bank where he was Chairman of the Assets and Liabilities Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He is a former member of the Boards of Directors of the Virginia Biotechnology Association, the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council, and the Computers4Kids Program in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a member of the New York and Virginia State Bar Associations.