F. Ty Edmondson

F. Ty Edmondson has been our Chief Legal Officer since August 2020. Prior to joining Zai Lab, he served in various legal and compliance roles during his tenure at Biogen from June 2014 through August 2020. Most recently, Mr. Edmondson served as Senior Vice President, Chief Corporation Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Prior to that, he also served as the Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Commercial Counsel of Biogen. Prior to Biogen, Mr. Edmondson served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Sepracor, Inc. as well as in various senior legal and compliance positions in Japan and China after Sepracor’s acquisition by Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, Co., Ltd. Before Sumitomo, Mr. Edmondson served in various roles with life sciences companies, including Eisai, Inc., Boston Scientific and Bristol-Myers Squibb, with a focus on international and U.S. FDA work. Before his work in the life sciences industry, he was an associate with the admiralty law firm, Royston Rayzor in Houston, Texas.

Mr. Edmondson is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and holds a J.D. from the Widener University School of Law.