Bobby Gaspar, M.D., Ph.D.
Orchard Therapeutics
CEO and Co-Founder
Dr. Gaspar is a world-renowned scientist and physician and accomplished strategic and organizational leader with more than 25 years of experience in medicine and biotechnology. As one of Orchard’s principal scientific co-founders, Dr. Gaspar serves as chief executive officer of the company, and also sits on Orchard Therapeutics’ board of directors. Dr. Gaspar has been a pioneer in gene therapy and the evolution of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) technology—including some of the first studies in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). His unparalleled expertise and deep relationships with key physicians and treatment centers around the world are integral to the company’s efforts to identify patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and other diseases through targeted disease education, early diagnosis and comprehensive newborn screening.
