Keith Steward
Executive Director, Scientific & Medical Affairs
Expertise:
Keith has over 20 years of global pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience. Most recently Keith served as Senior VP Medical Affairs at Medexus Pharmaceuticals and prior to that, Global head of Medical Affairs at QED Therapeutics. He has held several executive and senior level positions throughout his career at other companies like EMD (Merck KGaA), Pharmacia and Sanofi-Aventis and previously served as GM for a CME accredited global medical education company.
He has significant NDA filing and launch experience for a number of first in class drugs across various therapeutic areas, including oncology, ophthalmology, CNS and rare diseases. He also has extensive experience leading small and large multi-departmental organizations focusing in clinical development and medical affairs across multiple therapeutic areas.
Keith was a starting division 1 NCAA football player and pre-med graduate from the University of Richmond. He went on to receive his medical Degree and internal medicine training from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA and later obtained his Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is an avid golfer and heavily involved throughout the community, often giving lectures and providing mentorship to at risk youth.