Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cephalon, Inc.
Dr. Baldino founded Cephalon in 1987 and serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Dr. Baldino has nearly two decades of scientific experience in neurobiology, molecular biology and electrophysiology, and has authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience Research and Brain Research. Dr. Baldino received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from Temple University, and he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.
From 1981-1987, Dr. Baldino served as senior research biologist in the medical products department at E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, where he was responsible for developing research strategies for identifying novel neuropharmaceutical agents.
Dr. Baldino serves as a director for the BioAdvance Biotechnology Greenhouse Corp., is Chairman of the Executive Council of the Harvard Division of Sleep Medicine, and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Temple University and The Franklin Institute. In addition, Dr. Baldino serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the Eastern Technology Council, NicOx, The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA), Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc., Quaker BioVentures, L.P., Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association, and Acusphere, Inc. He is also a member of the Healthcap Advisors Board and the Vantage Point Venture Partners Advisory Committee. Dr. Baldino also holds several adjunct academic appointments, and serves on the Muhlenberg College Board of Observers.
