Management Team

Niranjan Y. Sardesai, PhD

Dr. Sardesai founded Geneos after building Inovio Pharmaceuticals into a Phase III cancer and infectious disease immunotherapy company serving as its Chief Operating Officer. He held positions of increasing responsibility after joining the company in 2006 where he helped formulate the company’s product development and growth strategies and reorganized the company into a DNA vaccine … Read more

Joann Peters, MHA

Joann Peters joined Geneos after a successful 19-year career working in the Contract Research Organization (CRO) industry where she supported the growth strategy of companies and effectively led oncology focused study teams.  She is bringing her strong oncology clinical operations experience to Geneos and will play a pivotal role in the company’s growth by leading the … Read more

Ildiko Csiki, MD, PhD

  Dr. Csiki most recently served as the chief commercial research and development (R&D) officer at City of Hope, an NCI-designated leading cancer center, where she led the development of a translational biotech-like R&D arm and oversaw the research business development and the office of transfer and licensing functions. Previously, Dr. Csiki served as the … Read more

Federica O’Brien

Presently Freddi is President of CFO’Brien Consulting, LLC, for which she provides executive level strategic and financial consulting services. Freddi has previously held the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Controller and Director of Financial Reporting and has been integral in the growth and financing of both private and public companies ranging from … Read more

Jian Yan, PhD

Dr. Yan joined Geneos to lead the research team and brings with her over 15 years of experience in leading preclinical research programs for the development of novel immunotherapies.  Prior to joining Geneos, she served as the Vice President of Design and Product Development at NEUVOGEN, where she was responsible for design and development of … Read more

Myrna Thomas

Myrna Thomas serves as Vice President, Quality – Manufacturing at Geneos Therapeutics, overseeing quality operations to ensure compliance with global regulatory standards and supporting the advancement of the company’s personalized immunotherapy oncology platform. She brings over 20 years of biopharmaceutical experience, with expertise in GMP manufacturing, quality systems, and regulatory compliance. Ms. Thomas has held … Read more