Dr. Kauffman has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. since January 2011 and has been a Science Advisor to Bessemer Venture Partners since 2008. Dr. Kauffman was the Chief Medical Officer of Onyx Pharmaceuticals from January 2010 until December 2010, was the Chief Medical Officer of Proteolix, Inc. from April 2009 until its acquisition by Onyx in November 2009 and was the President and Chief Executive Officer of EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. until July 2008. Dr. Kauffman joined Predix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the predecessor to EPIX, in September 2002, as President and Chief Executive Officer. From 1997 to 2002, he held a number of senior medical and program leadership positions at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., including Vice President, Medicine and VELCADE Program Leader as well as co-founder and Vice President of Medicine at Millennium Predictive Medicine, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Millennium. Dr. Kauffman also served as Medical Director at Biogen Corporation (now Biogen Idec). Dr. Kauffman serves on the board of directors for Verastem, Inc. Dr. Kauffman received an M.D. and Ph.D. in molecular biology and biochemistry from Johns Hopkins and holds a B.A. in biochemistry from Amherst College. Dr. Kauffman trained in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess and Massachusetts General Hospitals. He is board certified in internal medicine.
