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VGXI Leadership
Young K. Park, Esquire, CEO/President and Chairman of the Board
Mr. Park has extensive business management and legal experience in building successful corporations throughout his career. He joined VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (which later merged with Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) as one of the founding members in the United States and worked to successfully establish VGX International, Inc. in Korea. Mr. Park also served as General Counsel and Vice President at Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals has become one of the powerhouses in DNA vaccine industry. Mr. Park was instrumental in its successful funding activities and establishing business developments with other biotechnology companies for research and development of its pipelines, licensing deals and acquisitions. He was also instrumental in the merger between VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2009. As a Board Member of VGX International, Inc., Mr. Park also helped to establish and structure the company since 2006 and helped its successful acquisition of VGXI, Inc., a Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) unit in 2008.
Mr. Park obtained his law degree from University of Pennsylvania and his M.B.A. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.
Dorothy Peterson, Vice President of Operations
Ms. Peterson comes to VGX with over 20 years
experience in the medical device industry, complying with FDA regulations
in both start up and established organizations. Ms. Peterson recently
relocated to Houston, TX from San Diego, CA where she was VP of Operations
at Qualigen, Inc. which included the responsibility for quality and
regulatory. While at Qualigen, she successfully submitted several
510(k) applications and led the company through multiple regulatory
agency audits including ISO 13485 to gain the CE mark. Prior to Qualigen,
Ms. Peterson was at Hybritech, Inc. (a subsidiary of Beckman-Coulter)
for 14 years where she held multiple positions in both the quality
and manufacturing organizations.
Ms. Peterson received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Sam
Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. She is also a member
of the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society.