Cheni Kwok

Dr. Kwok is a Managing Partner and Founder of Linear Dreams LLC, a management consultancy and valuation software firm specialized in corporate strategy, business/corporate development, portfolio analysis, and valuation services for the life science industry.
Prior to founding Linear Dreams LLC, Dr. Kwok served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc., where she established corporate and business development, strategic and commercial planning, new product planning, competitive intelligence and forecasting functions. Previously, Dr. Kwok was Director of Business Development at Celera Genomics Inc., where she led the business development efforts for Celera’s small molecule therapeutics. Dr. Kwok held business development positions of increasing responsibility for Exelixis Inc., where she initiated multiple partnerships and served as the alliance manager for the GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) collaboration. Prior to joining Exelixis Inc., Dr. Kwok held various research management, technology assessment and alliance management roles at SmithKline Beecham PLC (now GSK).

Dr. Kwok received a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, UK, and a Ph.D. in human molecular genetics from the University of Cambridge, UK. Dr. Kwok has earned the Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) credential awarded by the Licensing Executives Society. Dr Kwok is currently serving as the co-chair of Business and Career Development Committee of Chinese-American BioPharmaceutical Society (CABS), Marketing & Outreach Committee of CLP and Leadership Council Member (Chinese Unit) of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Kwok was born in Taiwan and grew up in Singapore.