Gail Maderis

President and CEO at Antiva Biosciences

Gail Maderis is President & CEO of Antiva Biosciences, a venture-backed innovative women’s health company pioneering topical antiviral therapies against HPV. Previously, Ms. Maderis led BayBio, Northern California’s life science industry organization. From 2003-2009, she served as President and CEO of Five Prime Therapeutics, a protein discovery company focused on immuno-oncology. Ms. Maderis held senior executive positions at Genzyme Corporation, including founder and president of Genzyme Molecular Oncology (GZMO). She currently serves on the boards of Allarity Therapeutics (ALLR), Valitor, Inc., BIO, CLSI and The Termeer Foundation, and is a Trustee of the U.C. Berkeley Foundation. In 2018, Ms. Maderis was named one of the Most Admired CEOs by the SF Business Times. She received a BS in business from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School.