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Richard Shea

Executive at Basking Biosciences · Executive at Vascular Pharmaceuticals

Cary, North Carolina, United States

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About

Richard Shea is President and Chief Operating Officer at Basking Biosciences Inc. He has 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, spanning commercial operations, product development, and manufacturing across both early-stage and established organizations. His functional background includes sales, marketing, finance, product development, alliance management, business strategy, IT, and human resources.

Executive at Basking Biosciences

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Basking Biosciences's investors · 8

ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2025Broadview VenturesBoston · since 2020Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2020MedblueResearch Triangle ParkPlatanus VenturesSantiago · $200K checks · since 2023Rev1 VenturesColumbus · since 2024RTW Investments L.P.New York · since 2024Solas BioVenturesChattanooga · since 2020

Co-founders at Basking Biosciences

SNShahid Nimjee
Shahid NimjeeCo-founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Stroke Clinical Lead
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Bruce SullengerCo-founder

Executive at Vascular Pharmaceuticals

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Vascular Pharmaceuticals's investors · 1

MPM BioImpactBoston · $1M – $15M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Vascular Pharmaceuticals

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Laura MaileCo-Founder, Director, Research and Development
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David ClemmonsCo-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer

Experience

  1. Basking Biosciences IncPresident and Chief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentResearch Triangle Park, NC
  2. Glycan TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentRaleigh NC
  3. Basking BiosciencesCEO2019 — 2025Durham, NC
  4. Rediscovery Life Sciences AKI LLCChief Executive Officer2019 — 2023Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  5. CED (Council for Entrepreneurial Development)Board Member2017 — 2023
  6. Dignify TherapeuticsStrategic Advisor2018 — 2020
  7. Vascular PharmaceuticalsChief Executive Officer2009 — 2017Chapel Hill, NC
  8. Fertility Focus, LTDNon Executive Board Member2010 — 2012Warwick, UK
  9. NorgenixVice President, Women's Health Business2009 — 2012
  10. PriceSpective, LLCConsultant2009 — 2010
  11. SRA International (formerly Constella Group LLC)Vice President, Global Operations and Strategic Development2006 — 2009
  12. Novella Clinical (formerly PharmaLinkFHI)Chief Financial Officer2000 — 2006
  13. Analytika, Inc.Senior Director, Pharmaceuticals Business Group1998 — 2000
  14. MerckManagement Roles1992 — 1998
  15. United States Navy, Submarine ForceLieutenant1985 — 1990USS Newport News, SSN 750, Norfolk VA

Skills & more

Business StrategyProduct DevelopmentMarketingStrategic AlliancesFinanceCross-functional Team Leadership1BiotechnologyMedical DevicesClinical TrialsOncologyCommercializationBusiness Development
+12 moreMergersClinical DevelopmentBusiness PlanningLifesciencesBiotechnology IndustryStart-up VenturesVenture CapitalStrategic InvestmentStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipManagement

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Who is Richard Shea?
Richard Shea is President and Chief Operating Officer at Basking Biosciences Inc. He has 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, spanning commercial operations, product development, and manufacturing across both early-stage and established organizations. His functional background includes sales, marketing, finance, product development, alliance management, business strategy, IT, and human resources.
Where does Richard Shea work?
Richard Shea is Executive at Basking Biosciences and Executive at Vascular Pharmaceuticals.
Where did Richard Shea go to school?
Richard Shea studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (MBA); University of Notre Dame (B.S.).

Founder mafias

Basking Biosciences mafia2

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Aiden AcevesDirectorFounded Primmune Therapeutics

Vascular Pharmaceuticals mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elizabeth StonerDirectorFounded Semma Therapeutics

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