Jason Marks

Chief Legal Officer

Jason Marks is the Chief Legal Officer at Prilenia. In this position, Jason leverages functional and operational experience in leading the Company’s legal and compliance functions, as well as supporting company strategic initiatives across a broad spectrum of areas, including key roles with regard to commercialization, business development, and corporate governance.

Jason brings over 20 years of in-house and external counsel experience, working from the U.S., Europe, and Israel, supporting small and large multinational and publicly traded companies in life sciences.  As a seasoned senior executive in life sciences Jason’s experience includes every phase of the evolution and business and lifecycle for companies in the life sciences industry, including early to late-stage clinical development, pre and post public company activities, and developing commercialization strategies for biotech/pharma companies launching products globally. In his roles he has been in a position to advise senior management and Boards of Directors on how to navigate material issues that impact the very future of their respective organizations.

Prior to joining Prilenia, in connection with relocating to Israel, Jason worked as a senior legal advisor to the Global Transactions and Global Finance teams at Teva where he managed several significant transactions during his tenure. Jason has served as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary (CLO) for three multinational publicly traded companies, most recently as an EVP at Amarin Corporation.  He has also held senior legal positions at Stryker, Novartis, and Bausch Health. During his career he has run functions, including Corporate Development, Global Trade Compliance, Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management, U.S. Operations, Legal Operations and Global Records Management.

Jason started his legal career in private practice in Chicago, Illinois with several prominent firms. He received an AB in History from the University of Chicago and a JD with honors from the George Washington University School of Law.