Qasim Rivzi

Qasim Rizvi serves as CEO-Partner and Chief Executive Officer of KSQ Therapeutics. Qasim is a trained surgeon and highly accomplished health care executive with broad experience in the biopharmaceuticals industry. He has a distinguished track record of innovation and operational excellence, coupled with a strong commitment to collaboration and teambuilding.

Prior to joining KSQ, Qasim was senior vice president of operations & chief commercial officer at Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals. He held previous positions at Genentech, where he most recently served as vice president and franchise head of Tecentriq®, with commercial responsibilities for Genentech’s cancer immunotherapy portfolio. Earlier, he led Roche’s hematology franchise, as VP of global product strategy and lifecycle leader for Hemlibra^® for hemophilia A. Prior to joining Genentech, Dr. Rizvi was at Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, where he served in numerous roles in sales, marketing, business development and new product planning.

Qasim has a record of success in building exceptional teams that deliver results. He has extensive launch experience in the oncology space; having launched Herceptin^®, Perjeta^® and Kadcyla^® for HER2-positive breast cancer as well as Venclexta^® for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Gazyva^® for follicular lymphoma. Under his leadership, Rituxan Hycela^® received FDA approval as the first sub-cutaneous treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Qasim earned an MB. ChB. from the University of Dundee Medical School in Scotland. He completed his residency in general surgery, including rotations in neurosurgery, orthopedics, ENT and accident and emergency care. He also holds an M.B.A. from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.