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Chairman and CEO
Richard Pops
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Richard Pops serves as Alkermes’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He joined Alkermes as CEO in 1991 and under his leadership, the organization has grown from a privately held company with 25 employees to an international, publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company with more than 2,000 employees.

Mr. Pops currently serves on the Board of Directors of Neurocrine Biosciences, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).