Geoffrey Porges
Managing Director
Dr. Geoffrey Porges is a Managing Director in the Healthcare Group at Lazard, advising on transactions across diversified biopharmaceuticals.
Dr. Porges brings to the firm over 25 years of expertise in advisory, executive and investment roles in the biopharmaceutical industry. He has been consistently ranked as one of Wall Street's most influential biotechnology analysts. He is a frequent media contributor regarding investment opportunities and risks in the biopharmaceutical sector, and his research covers the gamut from breakthrough scientific advances and early development programs to industry structure, strategy, and valuation.
Prior to joining Lazard, Dr. Porges was the Chief Financial Officer at Schrödinger, where he led the company’s financial operations, investor relations and corporate affairs activities, business development and strategic planning for the company’s proprietary pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceutical collaborations.
Previously, Dr. Porges had been a Senior Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, and Head of Therapeutics Research at SVB Leerink, having also established the biotechnology research coverage at Sanford C. Bernstein where he became one of the most respected independent analysts of the industry. Before that, Dr. Porges served as Director of Life Sciences and Chief Operating Officer at BTG PLC and previously served in a variety of positions at Merck & Co, including Head of Worldwide Marketing in the Vaccine Division at Merck & Co.
Dr. Porges earned his medical degree from the University of Sydney and trained in pediatric and internal medicine in Australia. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.
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