Ms Drapkin has over 25 years of experience working with private and publicly traded biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including building and leading finance functions, raising capital, and leading strategic financial planning. In addition to Imugene, Ms Drapkin currently serves on the board of directors at Acumen Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ABOS) where she chairs the audit committee and is a member of the compensation committee and LENZ Therapeutics (NASDAQ: LENZ) where she is a member of the compensation and governance committees. Recently, Ms Drapkin was CEO and a board member at Graphite Bio where she led the strategic alternatives process culminating in a reverse merger with LENZ Therapeutics. Prior to that, Ms Drapkin was CFO at Jounce Therapeutics since its inception, playing a role in building Jounce's financial infrastructure. Prior to joining Jounce, Ms Drapkin owned a financial consulting firm where she served as the interim chief financial officer for early stage biotechnology companies. Previously, Ms Drapkin was chief financial officer at EPIX Pharmaceuticals. Prior to EPIX, Ms Drapkin spent ten years in roles of increasing responsibility within the finance organisation at Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Ms Drapkin began her career in the technology and life sciences practice at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. Other current directorships are held with Acumen Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ABOS); LENZ Therapuetics (NASDAQ: LENZ). Former directorships in last three years - Yumanity Therapeutics (NASDAQ: YMTX); Proteostasis Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PTI). She is chair of risk committee.
