Dr. Sophie Kornowski joined Gurnet Point Capital as Senior Partner in 2018 from Roche, a leading healthcare company based in Switzerland, where she was Executive Vice-President of Roche Partnering.In this role, Dr. Kornowski developed and maintained more than 200 external partnerships with research institutions, biotech, pharma, and healthcare information technology companies worldwide. She was a member of Roche Extended Global Executive Committee and a member of the Boards of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.
Previously, for five years Dr. Kornowski was General Manager of Roche France, a major affiliate of the Roche group. Earlier in her career, Dr. Kornowski spent 11 years in various leadership roles at Merck in the United States, France, and Israel.
Dr. Kornowski has a Doctorate in Pharmacy from Rene Descarte University in Paris and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.