Larry H. Somerville

Chair

Retired Executive VP

Larry is excited to serve on the board of CIS Wake County. “The work that is being done impacts students positively – in schools, in communities, and at home – and will produce fruit for generations to come.”

Larry is a retired executive in the biopharmaceutical industry.  He was the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Lung Biotechnology (a subsidiary of United Therapeutics Corporation) and a member of the parent company’s Executive Management Team.  He was responsible for the global commercialization of marketed products and ensured the success of pipeline development compounds, in-license candidates, and alliance management.

Larry earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, and completed executive management programs at Wharton School of Business, Columbia University, University of Michigan, and Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK.