Rafael Amado Insider Information

Rafael G. Amado, MD, is the Executive Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer of Allogene. Rafael has over 15 years of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry experience leading clinical and research teams. He most recently served as President of R&D, after serving as Chief Medical Officer, at Adaptimmune. Previously, he held several roles of increasing responsibility at GSK, most recently as Senior Vice President and Head of Oncology R&D. Prior to GSK, Rafael served as Executive Director of Therapeutic Oncology at Amgen, where he was responsible for worldwide clinical research strategy and execution and oversaw development activities for several investigational agents for molecularly characterized tumors. Before joining Amgen, he was on the faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles, most recently serving as Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology. Rafael received an MD from the University of Seville School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, a University of Chicago-affiliated hospital. He completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of California, Los Angeles.