CEO, Stoke Therapeutics
Ed Kaye is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Stoke Therapeutics. Ed served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT) from September 2016 to June 2017, interim Chief Executive Officer from March 2015 to September 2016, and Chief Medical Officer from June 2011 to April 2017. He also served on the Company’s Board of Directors. Previously, Ed was Group Vice President of Clinical Development at Genzyme Corporation from April 2007 to June 2011, where he supervised the clinical research in the lysosomal storage disease programs and in the genetic neurological disorders. Prior to this, Dr. Kaye held various roles at Genzyme Corporation since 2001, including Vice President of Medical Affairs for Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Vice President of Clinical Research and Interim Head of PGH Global Medical Affairs. Ed currently serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of Cytokinetics, Inc. and The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.
Prior to entering the biotech industry, Ed trained in Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, and Biochemical Genetics. He was on the research staff of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Tufts University Medical Center and was the Chief of Biochemical Genetics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He continues on staff in Pediatric Neurology at the Boston Children’s Hospital. Ed earned his B.S. in Biology from Loyola University and earned his M.D. at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.