Maria Freire
American health executive and life-sciences leader
Maria C. Freire is a Peruvian-American biophysicist and life-sciences executive. She is the founder and principal of The Freire Group, a strategic advisory firm serving life-sciences organizations, and in February 2026 was elected chair of the Biogen board of directors, effective after the company's annual meeting on 9 June 2026.2
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About
She previously served as president and executive director of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) from 2012 to 2021, as president of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation from 2008 to 2012, and as president and chief executive officer of the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development from 2001 to 2008. She is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Freire works in global health, technology commercialization and intellectual property management, focusing on the discovery, development and access to medical interventions.
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Companies
- Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesBoard member Apr 2012 to now3
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- 1WikidataMaria Freire on Wikidata
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