Jack Bailey
CEO and Board Director | G1 Therapeutics
As Chief Executive Officer, Jack Bailey leads G1 in its mission to fundamentally change the chemotherapy experience for patients with cancer. Mr. Bailey has over thirty years of commercial pharmaceutical experience and has an in-depth understanding of the healthcare marketplace. He has extensive experience in commercialization, health systems, health policy, and government affairs. Previously, Mr. Bailey led the GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceuticals and vaccines business as President of the U.S., with responsibility for commercialization efforts across the company—oncology, immunology/rare disease, respiratory, and vaccines portfolios. He also was a member of the company’s Pharmaceutical Investment Board responsible for the clinical development investments by the company. Earlier in his career, he held various senior commercial leadership positions at Eli Lilly and Company, including Senior Vice President of the AccountBased Markets Division that included both the oncology and cardiovascular portfolios along with the managed markets groups. Mr. Bailey was appointed to the G1 Therapeutics Board of Directors in March 2020 and in September 2020, he was named CEO. He also serves on the board of the UNC Health System, Emergo Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company, and is a past member of the board at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the board of directors of PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry trade association, and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina and a B.S. in biology from Hobart College.