Becky Taub
MD

Madrigal’s Senior Scientific and Medical Advisor

Dr. Taub serves as Madrigal’s Senior Scientific and Medical Advisor. Dr. Taub served as Madrigal’s President, Research & Development from June 2019 and as Chief Medical Officer from July 2016 until April 2025. Dr. Taub also previously served as Executive Vice President, Research & Development, from July 2016 through June 2019 and as Chief Executive Officer from September 2011 to July 2016. Prior to joining Madrigal, Dr. Taub served as Senior Vice President, Research and Development of VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2008 to 2011 and as Vice President, Research, Metabolic Diseases at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG from 2004 to 2008. In those positions, Dr. Taub oversaw clinical development and drug discovery programs in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including the conduct of a series of Phase 1 and 2 proof of concept clinical trials. From 2000 through 2003, Dr. Taub worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and DuPont, in a variety of positions, including as Executive Director of CNS and metabolic diseases research at each company. Before becoming a pharmaceutical executive, Dr. Taub was a tenured Professor of Genetics and Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and remains an adjunct professor. Dr. Taub is the author of more than 120 research articles. Before joining the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Taub served as an Assistant Professor at the Joslin Diabetes Center of Harvard Medical School, Harvard University and an associate investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Taub has served on the board of directors of BriaCell Therapeutics Corp., a publicly traded immuno-oncology biotechnology company, since March 2019. Dr. Taub received her M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine and B.A. from Yale College.





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