Jeannette Potts

Jeannette joined Forma in September of 2019 with over 20 years of broad and in-depth legal experience in the bio-pharmaceutical industry. She is responsible for managing corporate governance and all legal matters related to Forma’s business. Prior to joining Forma, she served most recently as Vice President, Head Counsel, Research & Development at Takeda Pharmaceuticals where she was responsible for legal support and strategic guidance to Takeda’s global R&D organization (outside of Japan) in drug discovery, product development and related corporate and business development initiatives. Earlier in her career, Jeannette was an Associate General Counsel at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where she held legal roles of increasing responsibility in business development, product development, commercial and compliance.

Jeannette earned a B.A. in Biology from Smith College, a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. cum laude from Suffolk University.