Jeffrey P. Libson

Jeffrey P. Libson is a retired corporate and transactional attorney to the life sciences industry, who has also provided his legal and leadership expertise to a number of non-profit organizations during his career. He was also an adjunct professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania teaching a graduate business course in life sciences entrepreneurship.

Prior to his retirement he was a partner and member of the Global Life Sciences Leadership Team at Cooley LLP.  Before that, he was a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP (now Troutman Pepper Locke) where he chaired the firm’s Life Sciences Practice.  During his tenure at Cooley and Pepper, he was counsel to public and private life sciences companies, investment funds and other firms servicing the life sciences industry.

Currently, in addition to his service as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, he serves as a Trustee of Eastern University, and as a Trustee of both the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church and the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Foundation.  He also serves as a board observer of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  As a volunteer, he mentors a number of life sciences and other executives and students.

Previously, he has served as a board member of Orasure Technologies, Inc., Life Sciences Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Life Sciences Institute, BioStrategy Partners, the Friends’ Central School and Broad Street Ministry (now known as Broad Street Love).  He served as Board Secretary of Aeras; the former non-profit organization focused on researching and developing a tuberculosis vaccine.

He received a bachelor’s degree in economics and English from Oberlin College and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Duke University School of Law. A resident of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, he is married with four adult children

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