John Poulos Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Board Member

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

John Poulos General Information

Biography

Mr. John Poulos serves as Board Member at 3Daughters. Mr. John Poulos serves as Board Member at Faron Pharmaceuticals. Mr. John Poulos serves as Board Member at Memgen. He is a experienced pharmaceutical senior executive. Former Global Head of Corporate Development at Abbott and AbbVie, responsible for multiple major acquisitions, including Pharmacyclics. He joined the board in May 2017. He has extensive experience in the global pharmaceutical industry having spent nearly 40 years at AbbVie and Abbott. Mr. Poulos served as Vice President, Head of Business Development and Acquisitions for AbbVie from 2013 until 2016. He was also Group Vice President, Head of Pharmaceutical Licensing and Acquisitions for Abbott from 2005 until 2012. During his career with AbbVie and Abbott, Mr. Poulos was instrumental in the negotiation of numerous acquisitions, including Knoll/BASF Pharma (Humira) in 2001 for $6.9 billion, Kos Pharmaceuticals in 2006 for $3.7 billion, Solvay in 2010 for $6.2 billion and Pharmacyclics (Imbruvica) in 2015 for $21 billion. Mr. Poulos is currently President GNK Advisors Inc., a Pharmaceutical Business Development firm, and is a member of the Board of Memgen, Inc. Mr. Poulos holds a B.S. in Marketing and M.B.A in Finance from Indiana University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Board Member, 3Daughters
Education
Indiana University, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Indiana University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Phone
+1 (508)
Address
  • Mansfield Bio-Incubator, Inc.
  • 241 Francis Avenue
  • Mansfield, MA 02048
  • United States
+1 (508)

John Poulos Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
3Daughters Therapeutic Devices Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Mansfield, MA
Faron Pharmaceuticals Drug Discovery Publicly Held Corporation Turku, Finland
Memgen Drug Discovery Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Houston, TX

John Poulos Network (20)

Board Members (20)

Name Company Representing Location From
Juho Jalkanen Ph.D Faron Pharmaceuticals Faron Pharmaceuticals Turku, Finland
Robert Coates Ph.D Memgen Memgen Houston, TX
Memgen Self Houston, TX
3Daughters Self Mansfield, MA
Memgen Self Houston, TX

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  • Who is John Poulos?

    Mr. John Poulos serves as Board Member at 3Daughters.

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    John Poulos’s primary position is Board Member.

  • How many active board seats does John Poulos hold?

    John Poulos holds 3 board seats including 3Daughters, Faron Pharmaceuticals, and Memgen.

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