About

Barbara Duncan has served on the Halozyme Board of Directors since 2023, where she chairs the Audit Committee and serves on the Compensation Committee. She brings over 16 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry experience and is an audit committee financial expert.

Ms. Duncan retired from Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where she served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from May 2009 to June 2016. From 2001 to 2009 she held various senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility at DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer and ultimately Chief Executive Officer prior to DOV's sale in 2010 to Euthymics Bioscience, Inc. Prior to DOV, she served as Vice President of Corporate Finance, Global Healthcare at Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1998 to 2001, and as Director of Corporate Finance at SBC Warburg Dillon Read Inc. from 1994 to 1998. She worked for PepsiCo, Inc. from 1989 to 1992 in its international audit division and was a certified public accountant in the audit division of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1986 to 1989.

Ms. Duncan received her BBA from Louisiana State University and her MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Roles

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
Director · Current role
2023–present
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Helped lead operational and strategic plans, managed the buildout of international operations and managed all phases of the company's IPO and follow-on offerings.
2009-2016
DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer; ultimately Chief Executive Officer · Led the execution of the company's sale to Euthymics Bioscience in 2010.
2001-2009
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Vice President of Corporate Finance, Global Healthcare
1998-2001
SBC Warburg Dillon Read Inc.
Director of Corporate Finance
1994-1998
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Certified public accountant, audit division
1986-1989
Intercept Pharmaceuticals
Chief Financial Officer
2009-2016
DOV Pharmaceutical
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer
Lehman Brothers
Vice President, Corporate Finance - Global Healthcare
1998-2001

External Roles

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Director
Ovid Therapeutics, Inc.
Director
Atea Pharmaceuticals
Director
Ovid Therapeutics
Director

Also at Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

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