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Jeffrey J. Hessekiel J.D. ā Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary at Exelixis
Executive Bio
Mr. Jeffrey J. Hessekiel, J.D., has been an Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Exelixis, Inc. since February 2014 and has been its Secretary since October 2014. Mr. Hessekiel is a Veteran Legal Professional with more than a decade of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, as well as six years spent in general corporate and litigation practice in Silicon Valley. He has legal expertise in pharmaceutical commercialization, compliance and risk management. Mr. Hessekiel joined Exelixis from Arnold & Porter LLP, where as senior counsel he advised emerging growth and public companies, primarily in the life sciences sector, on complex legal issues connected with strategic transactions, healthcare compliance programs and investigations and regulatory matters. Previously, from 2002 to 2012, he held key legal and compliance roles at Gilead Sciences, Inc., rising to the positions of vice president, commercial legal affairs and litigation and then chief compliance and quality officer. Prior to joining Gilead, Mr. Hessekiel practiced corporate law at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe. Mr. Hessekiel received his J.D. from George Washington University's School of Law and his B.A. from Duke University.
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