Kate Hermans

Kate Hermans, who served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Ambrx from August to November of 2022, has more than 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and healthtech industries. Previously, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Hermans International LLC, a commercial and investment advisory firm she founded in 2012 for startup and early-stage enterprises. Ms. Hermans served as an investor and Chief Business Officer (Pharma) for 83bar Inc., from December 2018 to July 2021. She served as Vice President, Marketing at Radius Health, Inc. from March 2017 to April 2018. Prior to her time at Radius Health, Inc., Ms. Hermans held commercial and operations executive leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and the Intel Corporation, working in the U.S., China, Africa, and globally. Ms. Hermans is a Board Director on the Advisory Board of Clue and serves on the Board of Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures. Ms. Hermans is also a member of the Healthcare Executive Review Committee for Ben Franklin Tech Partners, a member of the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer’s Association, Delaware Valley Chapter, and the Advisory Board of the Women’s Resource Center.

Ms. Hermans earned a Master of International Management degree from The Thunderbird School of Global Management and a B.A. in International Relations from Wheaton College, MA.