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Cam Gallagher

President & Chief Executive Officer at Alessa Therapeutics

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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About

Cam Gallagher is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alessa Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company working on a localized drug delivery technology for the early treatment of prostate cancer. He has over 35 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and previously co-founded Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ZNTL), where he served as President, interim CFO, and board member. He currently sits on the boards of Opus Genetics (Nasdaq: IRD), Crosslink Therapeutics, and UC San Diego Health – Moores Cancer Center, and has held prior board roles at VelosBio, Retrosense Therapeutics, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, and Immusoft.

President & Chief Executive Officer at Alessa Therapeutics

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Alessa Therapeutics's investors · 4

Cure VenturesBoston · since 2025Mission Bay CapitalSan FranciscoMission BiocapitalSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2021

Co-founders at Alessa Therapeutics

PMPamela Munster
Pamela MunsterFounder, Director & Chief Scientific Advisor

Experience

  1. Alessa Therapeutics, Inc.President & Chief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Opus GeneticsChairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentDurham, NC
  3. Crosslink TherapeuticsChairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Velosity CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  5. SelectION, Inc.Founding Board Member2018 — 2026San Diego, CA
  6. Zentalis PharmaceuticalsCo-Founder, President & Board Member2014 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
  7. Ray Therapeutics, Inc.Co-Founder, Board Member2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  8. VelosBio, Inc. (acquired by Merck for $2.75B)Founding Board Member2017 — 2020Seattle, WA
  9. Oncternal TherapeuticsBoard Member2016 — 2019San Diego, CA
  10. Zavante Therapeutics, Inc. (acquired by Nabriva Therapeutics)Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer2014 — 2018San Diego, CA
  11. RetroSense Therapeutics (acquired by Allergan for up to $580M)Chief Business Officer & Board Member2014 — 2016Ann Arbor, MI & San Diego, CA
  12. Dura Pharma (acquired by Elan for $1.8B), CV Therapeutics & Verus PharmaVarious Commercial Sales & Marketing Positions1992 — 2007San Diego & San Francisco

Skills & more

Commercialization1Product Launch1Biotechnology1Strategic PlanningCross-functional Team LeadershipPharmaceutical Industry3Pharmaceutical SalesLifesciencesSalesMarketingStart-ups1Life Sciences
+10 moreMedical DevicesMarketing StrategyOncologySales OperationsBusiness DevelopmentSellingHealthcareNew Restaurant OpeningsSelling SkillsSales Effectiveness

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Who is Cam Gallagher?
Cam Gallagher is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alessa Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company working on a localized drug delivery technology for the early treatment of prostate cancer. He has over 35 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and previously co-founded Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ZNTL), where he served as President, interim CFO, and board member. He currently sits on the boards of Opus Genetics (Nasdaq: IRD), Crosslink Therapeutics, and UC San Diego Health – Moores Cancer Center, and has held prior board roles at VelosBio, Retrosense Therapeutics, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, and Immusoft.
Where does Cam Gallagher work?
Cam Gallagher is President & Chief Executive Officer at Alessa Therapeutics.
Where did Cam Gallagher go to school?
Cam Gallagher studied at University of San Diego (M.B.A., Marketing & Finance); Ohio University (Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing & Finance).

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Also attended University of San Diego120

Raychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupKelli McKeirnanDirector of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartnersJason CorselloFounder & General Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcNick GeannacopulosGrowth Investor at Five Elms CapitalGraham WagnerInvestor at Silversmith Capital Partners

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Also attended Ohio University86

Ashley KeatingAdvisor at CincyTechKat CreamerOperations Manager at Red Cell IncubationKate IngramExecutive Assistant at StripesTarun AgrawalHead of India at InsitorTracy GundyResearch & Program Administrator at ChrysalixKathy HeflinChief Financial Officer at JumpStart Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Alessa Therapeutics, Inc.4

Zach CollinsPartner at Mission BiocapitalAnnie MitsakPartner at Cure VenturesPamela MunsterFounder, Chief Scientific Advisor and Director at Alessa TherapeuticsJohn MaroneyExecutive Officer, Director at Alessa Therapeutics

Also worked at Opus Genetics9

Sean AinsworthBiotech CEO at FemHealth VenturesChristy ShafferDirector at Trefoil TherapeuticsGeorge MagrathChief Executive Officer at Opus GeneticsJoe SchachleChief Operating Officer at Opus GeneticsAsh JayagopalChief Scientific and Development Officer at Opus GeneticsSally TuckerChief Medical Officer at Opus Genetics

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Also worked at Zentalis Pharmaceuticals2

Manny JuarezFacilities & Lab Manager at Avalon BioVenturesJulie EastlandChief Executive Officer and Director at Zentalis

Also worked at Oncternal Therapeutics1

Jill DeSimoneDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures