From Legal to Leadership: Becoming a Successful Biotech CEO with Heather Turner

How do you go from lawyer to biotech CEO?

In this episode of Clinical Trialblazers, Heather Turner, CEO of LB Pharmaceuticals, shares her journey from legal counsel to leading a late-stage biotech company. She discusses the mindset shifts required to step into the CEO role, making high-stakes decisions with incomplete data, and balancing risk versus benefit. Heather brings more than 25 years of experience across biotech and life sciences, with a career that uniquely spans legal, operational, and executive leadership. We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of Clinical Trialblazers. Please
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Special thanks to our production partner, Wonder Media Network. Our
producer is Brittany Martinez, our editor is Gianna Palmer and our
production assistant is Joia Putnoi.