Biography
August J. Troendle, MD
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Directors
August J. Troendle, M.D. has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Medpace since he founded the Company in July 1992, and also was the President through July 31, 2021. Before founding Medpace, Mr. Troendle served as Assistant Director, Associate Director and Senior Associate Director from 1987 to 1992 at Sandoz (Novartis), where he was responsible for the clinical development of lipid altering agents. From 1986 to 1987, Mr. Troendle worked as a Medical Review Officer in the Division of Metabolic and Endocrine Drug Products at the FDA. Mr. Troendle also has extensive experience serving as a director for a diverse group of public and private companies, including as a director of Coherus BioSciences, Inc. from 2012 to February 2018, as a director of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. from 2007 to 2008, as a director of LIB Therapeutics, LLC since 2015, as a director of CinCor Pharma, Inc. from March 2018 to November 2021 and as a director of CinRx Pharma, LLC since 2015.
Mr. Troendle received his Medical Degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine and his Master of Business Administration from Boston University. We believe Mr. Troendle brings to our Board valuable perspective and experience as our Chief Executive Officer, and as a former member of a large pharmaceutical company and the FDA, as well as extensive knowledge of the CRO and biopharmaceutical industries, and his experience serving on public and private boards, all of which qualify him to serve as the Chairman of our Board.