Richard Pops

Chief Executive Officer at ALKERMES PLC

Net worth: 64 M $ as of 2026-05-30

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Richard F. Pops founded Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presently, he is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Alkermes Plc and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Alkermes, Inc. (a subsidiary of Alkermes Plc). He is also on the board of Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Biotechnology Innovation Organization and Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America. Mr. Pops previously held the position of Strategic Advisor at Longwood Fund Management LLC, Member-Board Fellows at Harvard Medical School and Director at Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Pops received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
ALKERMES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.83%	2026-03-12	1,377,740 ( 0.83% )	58 M $	2026-05-30
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0.04%	2026-05-26	37,798 ( 0.04% )	6 M $	2026-05-30

Richard Pops active positions

Companies	Position	Start
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.	Director/Board Member	1998-03-31
ALKERMES PLC	Chief Executive Officer	1991-01-31
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services	Director/Board Member	-
Alkermes, Inc. Alkermes, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and develops pharmaceutical products	Chief Executive Officer	1990-12-31
Biotechnology Innovation Organization Biotechnology Innovation Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a biotechnology advocacy organization representing biotech companies, industry leaders and state biotech associations	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Richard Pops

Companies	Position	End
EPIZYME, INC.	Director/Board Member	2020-10-30
ACCELERON PHARMA INC.	Director/Board Member	2019-12-30
The National Health Council The National Health Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides united voice for people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers	Director/Board Member	2019-12-09
Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	2012-05-31
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Private companies	17
Alkermes, Inc. Alkermes, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and develops pharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Discovers, develops and commercializes treatments for neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders	Health Technology
Expressive Constructs, Inc. Expressive Constructs, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Researches and develops antibody detection technologies	Health Technology
Reliant Pharmaceuticals LLC Reliant Pharmaceuticals LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures pharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Acceleron Pharma, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops protein therapeutics for cancer and orphan diseases	Health Technology
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures drugs and pharmaceuticals	Health Technology
CombinatoRx, Inc. CombinatoRx, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Develops new medicines built from synergistic combinations of approved drugs	Health Technology
Biotechnology Innovation Organization Biotechnology Innovation Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a biotechnology advocacy organization representing biotech companies, industry leaders and state biotech associations	Commercial Services
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services	Health Technology
New England Healthcare Institute New England Healthcare Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in identifying innovations that improve the quality and lower the costs of health care	Commercial Services
Epizyme, Inc. Epizyme, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops therapeutics for the treatment of patients with genetically defined cancers	Health Technology
The National Health Council The National Health Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides united voice for people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers	Commercial Services
Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Longwood Fund Management LLC Longwood Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Longwood Fund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the healthcare sector. It participates in early stage capital transactions.	Finance
Zalicus, Inc. Zalicus, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Discovers and develops pharmaceutical products for patients suffering from pain and immuno-inflammatory diseases	Health Technology
Alkermes Plc Alkermes Plc Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and commercializes pharmaceutical products to treat neurodegenerative disorders and cancer	Health Technology