Elsa Johnson is the principal for Goal Management and Consulting, a consulting company assisting small pharmaceutical startups in Seattle and the Bay Area develop and execute on their development plans, since December 2018. She was previously Sr. Director, Program Management at Acerta and part of the initial management team that led to a successful Astra Zeneca acquisition and subsequent CALQUENCE® approval. Prior to that she held various increasing levels of Project Management responsibility including HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals, Nastech Pharmaceuticals, and Corus Pharma. In addition to program management, she is experienced in Clinical Data Management, Clinical Research, Clinical Operations and Clinical Project Management. Ms. Johnson received her B.S. in Economics from Southern Methodist University and M.B.A. from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.