Julia C. Owens
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Julia C. Owens is Chief Executive Officer of Basking Biosciences, bringing more than 25 years of experience advancing innovative therapies to improve patient outcomes. She is also Chairman of Sena Therapeutics, an advisor to GV (Google Ventures), and a board member of EVOQ Therapeutics and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).
Before joining Basking, Dr. Owens founded and led Millendo Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MLND) and served as CEO of Ananke Therapeutics. Earlier in her career, she held business development roles of increasing responsibility at Tularik, QuatRx Pharmaceuticals, and Lycera.
A champion of female leadership in biotech, she co-founded the Biotech CEO Sisterhood. Dr. Owens earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, and bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.