Executive Director, Legal Operations

Lisa McDiarmid is Executive Director, Legal Operations at Avenzo Therapeutics. She has over 20 years of experience in managing contracting and legal operations activities in private and public biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

Ms. McDiarmid most recently served as a Contracts Manager with KO Law. Prior to joining KO Law, she served as Senior Director, Head of Contracts at Sorrento Therapeutics. She has also served in similar capacities at Scilex Pharmaceuticals, IACTA Pharmaceuticals, Allergan and more.

Ms. McDiarmid holds a B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing) from California State University, Long Beach and a Paralegal Certificate from the University of California, Irvine.