About Richard Francis
Richard Francis is an operating Partner at Syncona, which focuses on founding, building and funding healthcare companies. Mr. Francis is the Chief Executive Officer of Synconas portfolio companies, Purespring Therapeutics, one of the first AAV gene therapy companies focused on the kidney globally, and Forcefield Therapeutics, a pioneer of best-in-class therapeutics to retain heart function via protection of cardiomyocytes.
Prior to his current roles, Mr. Francis spent five years as the Chief Executive Officer of Sandoz and a member of the Novartis Executive Team. During Mr. Francis time at Sandoz, he developed a transformative strategy to reshape the business by focusing the organization on key geographies, reshaping the portfolio and targeting efficiencies to drive growth and margin improvement. Mr. Francis held various leadership roles over a 13-year tenure at Biogen, including Senior Vice President of U.S. Commercial, Vice President / Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Strategy, Managing Director of Canada and Managing Director of the UK and Ireland. During his time at Biogen, Mr. Francis oversaw the growth of the U.S. Commercial business, driven by a strategic focus on commercial excellence. To that end, at Biogen, Mr. Francis led the successful launch of Tecfidera® in 2013. Earlier in his career, Mr. Francis worked at Sanofi and Wyeth.
Mr. Francis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The Manchester Metropolitan University. |
