Lonnie Moulder, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder
Leon (Lonnie) O. Moulder, Jr. has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board of Directors since co-founding TESARO, Inc. in March 2010. From April 2009 to January 2010, Mr. Moulder served as vice chairman of the board of directors and president and chief executive officer of Abraxis BioScience, Inc., a biotechnology company, and as president and chief executive officer of its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Abraxis BioScience, LLC, and the Abraxis Oncology division. Before that, Mr. Moulder served as vice chairman and executive vice president of Eisai Corporation of North America, from January 2008 until January 2009, following Eisai Co. Ltd.’s acquisition of MGI PHARMA, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, in January 2008. Mr. Moulder served as president and chief executive officer and as member of the board of directors of MGI PHARMA, Inc. from May 2003 through January 2008. Mr. Moulder joined MGI PHARMA, Inc. in September 1999 as executive vice president and was promoted to president and chief operating officer in May 2002. Mr. Moulder earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Temple University and master of business administration degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Moulder currently serves as a director of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST), a publicly held biopharmaceutical company, and Trevena, Inc.
Mary Lynne Hedley, Ph.D., President and co-founder
Mary Lynne Hedley, Ph.D. has served as our President and as a member of our Board of Directors since co-founding TESARO, Inc. in March 2010. From July 2009 to February, Dr. Hedley served as executive vice president of operations and chief scientific officer of Abraxis BioScience, Inc., a biotechnology company. Dr. Hedley served as executive vice president of Eisai Corporation of North America from January 2008 until July 2009, following Eisai Co. Ltd.’s acquisition of MGI PHARMA, Inc. in January 2008. Dr. Hedley served in various positions at MGI PHARMA, Inc. from 2004 through its acquisition in January 2008, most recently as executive vice president and chief scientific officer. Prior to that, Dr. Hedley co-founded and served as the president and chief executive officer of ZYCOS, Inc., a biotechnology company, which was acquired by MGI PHARMA, Inc. in 2004. Prior to co-founding Zycos, Dr. Hedley completed two consecutive postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University. Dr. Hedley earned her bachelor of science degree in microbiology from Purdue University and her doctoral degree in Immunology from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center.
Rick Rodgers, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and co-founder
Richard J. Rodgers has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since co-founding TESARO, Inc. in March 2010. Mr. Rodgers previously served as the senior vice president of finance and administration of Abraxis BioScience, Inc., a biotechnology company, from June 2009 to February 2010 and as its chief financial officer from July 2009 to February 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Rodgers served as senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of MGI PHARMA, Inc. from 2004 until it acquisition by Eisai Co. Ltd. in January 2008. Mr. Rodgers has held finance and accounting positions at several private and public companies, including Arthur Anderson & Co. Mr. Rodgers earned his bachelor of science degree in financial accounting from St. Cloud State University and his master of business administration degree in Finance from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Business. Mr. Rodgers is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
