Deborah Dunsire

Deborah Dunsire is a CEO of Millennium Pharmaceuticals

Deborah Dunsire (b. 1963) is a medical doctor and pharmaceutical executive who has served as CEO of multiple research companies.

Career :

At a 2013 career event at Bentley University, Dunsire remarked that she "...never intended to go into business. But after 9 months waiting for an ophthalmology residency to begin, she instead applied to a position as a clinical researcher" with Novartis.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals :

Dunsire was appointed CEO of Millennium Pharmaceuticals (later Takeda) in 2005, where she was known for her transformational leadership. Notably, she was the first female board member of Takeda when appointed in 2008. She left the company in 2013 after the role of CEO of Millennium was eliminated by Takeda and the formerly autonomous Millennium was integrated into the larger company.