Mr. Leschly is the founder and Chairman of Care Capital LLC, an investment firm established in 2000, which focuses on late-stage pharmaceutical development companies. Prior to establishing Care Capital, Mr. Leschly was Chief Executive Officer of SmithKline Beecham PLC from 1994 to 2000. He joined SmithKline Beecham as Chairman of the Worldwide Pharmaceutical operation in 1990 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 1990. Prior to joining SmithKline Beecham, Mr. Leschly served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Squibb Corporation. He joined Squibb in 1979 as Vice President, Commercial Development, and in 1984, he was elected Group Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors with responsibility for the Worldwide Pharmaceuticals Products Group. Mr. Leschly worked for seven years with Novo Nordisk, where he served as Executive Vice President and President of the Pharmaceutical Division.

Mr. Leschly is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Express Company and the Maersk Group.

Before his business career, Mr. Leschly made his name in professional tennis, ranking 10th in the world in 1967.

Born in Denmark, Mr. Leschly received a Master of Science in Pharmacy from the Copenhagen College of Pharmacy and a B.S. in Business Administration from the Copenhagen School of Economics and Business Administration.