Stephanie S. Okey, M.S.
Former SVP, Head of North America, Rare Disease - Genzyme
Ms. Okey has served as a member of our Board since 2018. For over 25 years, from 1987 until 2015, Ms. Okey served in various positions of increasing responsibility in the biopharmaceutical industry, first at Genentech, Inc., followed by 19 years at Genyzme, a Sanofi company (“Genzyme”). Ms. Okey’s management experience during her tenure at Genyzme included serving as Senior Vice President, Head of North America, Rare Diseases, and U.S. General Manager, Rare Diseases from August 2012 to July 2015 and as Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Genetic Diseases Business Unit from September 2011 to August 2012. Ms. Okey retired from Genzyme in July 2015. Ms. Okey has served as a member of the board of directors of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company, since July 2019 and Catalent, Inc., a NYSE-listed biopharmaceutical company, since August 2023. In addition, she previously served as a member of the board of directors of the California Life Sciences Association from October 2014 to January 2016, as a member of the board of directors of Orphazyme A/S, a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company, from March 2021 to May, 2022 and as a member of the board of directors of Albireo Pharma, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company, from June 2018 to March 2023. Ms. Okey received a B.S. degree in Zoology from The Ohio State University and a M.S. degree in Immunology and Medical Microbiology from Wright State University.