Joseph J. Villafranca Ph.D.
Joseph J. Villafranca, PhD, has served as director of ImmunoGen since 2004. Dr. Villafranca has served as President of BioPharmaceutical Consultants LLC since 2012. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President, SOU Head, Life Sciences, of Tunnell Consulting from 2009 to his retirement from Tunnell Consulting in 2012. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President – Operations and Principal & Practice Director, Life Sciences, of Tunnell Consulting from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that he served as President of Biopharmaceutical Consultants LLC from 2005 to 2006. Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development and Operations at Neose Technologies, Inc. from 2002 to 2005. Prior to that he served in various executive positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company over a period of 11 years. Dr. Villafranca holds a PhD in Biochemistry/Chemistry from Purdue University and completed his postdoctoral work at the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.