About
Douglas Love is the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Annexon Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company developing complement therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases affecting the body, brain, and eye. The company's pipeline includes investigational medicines for conditions such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome, geographic atrophy, autoimmune diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease. Love also serves as a board member at the Sphinx Organization.
Founder at Annexon
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Co-founders at Annexon
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Ben BarresScientific Co-Founder
Experience
- Sphinx OrganizationBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Annexon BiosciencesPresident & CEOcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Morehouse School of MedicineBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentAtlanta, GA
- Elan PharmaceuticalsEVP, Head of Operations, Commercial and Alliance Management2008 — 2013South San Francisco, CA
- Elan PharmaceuticalsVP, SVP, Head of Business Integration, Business Development and Alliance Management2006 — 2008South San Francisco
- GenentechSection Counsel2001 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- AmgenCorporate Counsel1999 — 2001Thousand Oaks, California
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPAttorney1996 — 1999Los Angeles, CA
- Honorable William B. ShubbJudicial Law Clerk1995 — 1996Eastern District, California
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Douglas Love?
- Douglas Love is the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Annexon Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company developing complement therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases affecting the body, brain, and eye. The company's pipeline includes investigational medicines for conditions such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome, geographic atrophy, autoimmune diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease. Love also serves as a board member at the Sphinx Organization.
- Where does Douglas Love work?
- Douglas Love is Founder of Annexon.
- What companies did Douglas Love found?
- Douglas Love founded Annexon.
- Where did Douglas Love go to school?
- Douglas Love studied at University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law (JD, Order of the Coif (Top 10% of class)); University of Southern California (BS, Business Administration).
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