Dr. David Meeker, a member of Rhythm’s Board of Directors since 2015 and Chairman of the Board since 2017, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in July 2020. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of KSQ Therapeutics for approximately three years. Previously, David was the Executive Vice President and Head of Sanofi Genzyme, the specialty-care global business unit of Sanofi that focused on rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, oncology and immunology. He joined Genzyme in 1994 as Medical Director and, over the course of his tenure, served the company as Vice President of Medical Affairs, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer. He led Genzyme’s commercial organization and global market access functions and managed the launch of several treatments for rare genetic diseases, including Aldurazyme®, Fabrazyme® and Myozyme®. Prior to his tenure with Genzyme, David was Director of the Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Ohio State University. Dr. Meeker earned his M.D. from the University of Vermont Medical School and completed the advanced management program at Harvard Business School.
Senior Management
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David Meeker, MD
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer -
Jennifer Chien
Executive Vice President,
Head of North America -
Simon D. Kelner
Chief Human Resources
Officer -
Yann Mazabraud
Executive Vice President,
Head of International -
Hunter Smith
Chief Financial
Officer -
Murray Stewart, MD
Chief Medical
Officer -
Satej Bhandarkar
Senior Vice-President, Program Management, Strategy and Corporate Development -
Jim Flaherty
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel -
Alastair Garfield
Vice President,
Head of Research -
Joe Shulman
Senior Vice President,
Technical Operations -
Irene Aquino
Vice President, Patient Engagement
Advocacy and Support -
Brieana Buckley
Vice President,
Medical Affairs -
Gregory Gordon
Vice President,
Clinical -
Joanne E. Totosy de Zepetnek
Vice President,
Regulatory Affairs and Quality