Dr. Brent L. Kreider serves as President of Biomed Valley Discoveries. After nine years in a dual role as COO of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and COO of Biomed Valley Discoveries, Brent has focused solely as President of Biomed Valley Discoveries since 2022. In his previous position as Vice President and Global Head of Scientific Operations at the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Brent provided senior management oversight to scientific support functions at Institute sites throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining Novartis, he held senior leadership positions at three biotech companies. Brent received a PhD in microbiology from the University of Pennsylvania and performed postdoctoral research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.