Ray stevens
velicept therapeutics
founder & vice president of operations
Mr. Ray Stevens has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the life sciences, with expertise in finance, IT, business development and product development and launch. Mr. Stevens was a co-founder and vice president of finance and operations at AltheRx Pharmaceuticals. Prior to AltheRx, he was vice president, R&D information technology, at GlaxoSmithKline, with responsibility for the preclinical and biopharmaceutical units. He was integrally involved in the operations of R&D and preclinical specifically.
Prior to joining IT, Mr. Stevens spent several years in GSK business development, with responsibility for out-licensing technology and drug assets. He also spent several years within the R&D finance organization, initially responsible for R&D capital followed by roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining GSK, Mr. Stevens held a position at Anderson Consulting (Accenture), helping pharmaceutical companies improve methods for drug development and commercial launch. This work focused on helping teams within R&D to consider the commercial impact of their R&D decisions.
Mr. Stevens has an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A., with honors, from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University.