John Crowley (businessman)

For other people named John Crowley, see John Crowley (disambiguation).
John Crowley
Personal details
Born (1967-04-07) April 7, 1967 (age 57)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAileen Holleran
ChildrenJohn
Megan
Patrick
Alma materHarvard Business School (MBA)
Notre Dame Law School (JD)
Georgetown University (BS)
United States Naval Academy
OccupationPresident and CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

John Francis Crowley (born April 7, 1967) is the President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the world’s largest biotechnology advocacy organization.[1] He served as the chairman and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics. He co-founded Novazyme Pharmaceuticals with William Canfield, which was later acquired by Genzyme Corporation,[2] and founded Orexigen Therapeutics. In 2006, he was profiled in the book The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million – And Bucked the Medical Establishment – In a Quest to Save His Children by Geeta Anand. In 2010, Crowley released his memoir, Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope, and Joy.[3] Crowley and his family were the inspiration for the movie Extraordinary Measures starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser in 2010.[4] Crowley was named CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the largest Biotechnology advocacy organization in the world, in 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "John F. Crowley | BIO". www.bio.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lawyer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kerwick, Mike (January 18, 2010). "Father uses business saavy to fight his kids' rare disease". The Record. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Anand, Geeta (December 26, 2014). "One Dad's 14-Year Quest for Cure". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Cohrs, Rachel (2023-12-05). "BIO selects rare disease advocate, biotech executive John Crowley as new CEO". STAT. Retrieved 2023-12-24.