INOVIO announced the appointment of Jacqueline Shea, Ph.D., as President of INOVIO, effective immediately. Dr. Shea succeeds Dr. J. Joseph Kim in these roles. Dr. Kim has also resigned as a member of the INOVIO board of directors, and the board intends to appoint Dr. Shea as a director following INOVIO's annual meeting of the stockholders on May 16, 2022.

Prior to joining INOVIO in March 2019, Dr. Shea served as the Chief Operating Officer and later the Chief Executive Officer of Aeras.