Jill Desimone

Jill DeSimone has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2022. Ms. DeSimone served as President of U.S. Oncology at Merck & Co., Inc., or Merck, from 2014 to May 2022. During her time at Merck, Ms. DeSimone also temporarily served as Interim President of U.S. Pharma to help navigate the business through the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to joining Merck, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Women’s Health at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, or Teva, from 2012 to 2014. Prior to her time at Teva, Ms. DeSimone served in several roles of increasing responsibility at Bristol Myers-Squibb from 1980 to 2012, including Senior Vice President of Oncology and Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations. Ms. DeSimone currently serves on the boards of directors of Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc., a private company, and Indegene Limited, a digital-first life sciences commercialization company publicly listed in India. Ms. DeSimone previously served on the boards of directors of Kinnate Biopharma, Inc. (acquired by XOMA Corporation in 2024), Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. (ceased operations following asset sale in 2025), iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (acquired by Concentra Biosciences in 2025) and Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. (ceased operations in 2025). Ms. DeSimone also serves as a board member for the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation and Swim Across America, nonprofit organizations focused on cancer patient support and research. Ms. DeSimone received a B.S. in pharmacy from Northeastern University and completed a fellowship with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.