Biography

Dr. Hillson has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since July 2021. Dr. Hillson currently serves as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development at Provention Bio (a Sanofi Company), a clinical stage biotech, purchased by Sanofi for $2.9 billion in 2023, focused on debilitating and life-threatening immune-mediated disease a position held since November 2021.  Prior to Provention, Dr. Hillson was Senior Vice President of Clinical Development at Alpine Immune Sciences. Prior to Alpine Immune Sciences, Dr. Hillson was Senior Vice President of Drug Development for ChemoCentryx, and, before that, served as Vice President of Clinical and Translational Research at Momenta Pharmaceuticals. Earlier in her career, she served in senior roles at ZymoGenetics/Bristol Myers Squibb and Xcyte Therapies. Dr, Hillson also served as a member of the Clinical Faculty at Harvard Medical School (Cambridge Health Alliance), Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, and Division Head at Virginia Mason Medical Center. Dr. Hillson is a licensed rheumatologist and continues to care for patients. She received her MD from Stanford School of Medicine, an MS from the California Institute of Technology, an MS in Marine Chemistry from Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and a BS from Michigan State University.