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Richard Pestell

Richard Pestell

Founder & CEO at StromaGenesis.

ExecutivePublic company
Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing May 28, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Richard Pestell

Richard Pestell is a founder & CEO at StromaGenesis.

Richard Pestell reports to the SEC as a director or officer of 1 public company: CytoDyn (CYDY).

Richard Pestell first appears on SEC filings in 2018.

Experience

This experience comes from Richard Pestell's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Richard Pestell in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

StromaGenesis LLC Current
Founder & CEO
CEO and Founder (2022 – Present)
2022 – Present · Wynnewood, PA
Develops cancer tests to help clinicians assess prognosis and potential treatment response.
EcoGenome Current
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
2022 – Present
The Wistar Institute Current
Professor - Affiliate Member Cancer Center
2017 – Present
LightSeed Current
Founder and CEO
2016 – Present
BARUCH S BLUMBERG INSTITUTE Current
Blumberg Distinguished Professor,Translational Medical Research
2016 – Present
Pennsylvania Cancer and Regenerative Medicine Research Center Current
President
2016 – Present
Xavier University School of Medicine
Dean of Medicine and Vice President of Academic Affairs
2018 – 2025
CytoDyn Inc.
Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Medical Officer and Board Member
2018 – 2019 · Public company (CYDY)
ProstaGene
Founder and CEO
2011 – 2018
Thomas Jefferson University
Special Advisor to Innovation Pillar
2005 – 2016
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Thomas Jefferson University
Director Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
2005 – 2015
Delaware Valley Institute for Clinical & Translational Science
Founding Director
2008 – 2010
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Director Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
2002 – 2005
Georgetown University Medical Center
Chairman Department of Oncology
2002 – 2005
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Board Member
2002 – 2005
Mount Newman Mining Company
Truck Driver
1976 – 1981
Pier Hotel
Barman
1976 – 1977

Sources

  1. SECStromaGenesis LLC Form D, filed May 28, 2026
  2. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Richard Pestell (SEC filer 1748200)