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Leonard Schleifer
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Pharmaceuticals
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Residence
- Tarrytown, New York
- Organization
- CEO and Founder at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Education
- Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)University of Virginia (Medical Doctor)University of Virginia (Ph.D)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 3
Assets
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals2,413,546 shares @ --REGN-US
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals139,474 shares @ --REGN-US
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals129,013 shares @ --REGN-US
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals81,278 shares @ --REGN-US
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals146,815 shares @ --REGN-US
Biography
Leonard Schleifer cofounded drugmaker Regeneron in 1988, and remains CEO of the Tarrytown, New York-based company.
Schleifer took Regeneron public in 1991; he owns 2% of the company's common stock.
Sales of Regeneron's blockbuster drug Eylea, a treatment for macular degeneration, were $4.8 billion in the U.S. in 2024.
Regeneron has developed 12 FDA-approved medicines.
About
Schleifer attended Cornell on scholarship and dreamed of a medical career.
The son of a sweater manufacturer, Schleifer grew up in Queens, New York.