Dennis Gillings

Professor at the University of North Carolina, founded Quintiles

Dr. Gillings has served as a director of Icagen, Inc. since August 1997. Dr. Gillings is chairman and chief executive officer of Quintiles Transnational Corp., a pharmaceutical services company. Dr. Gillings founded Quintiles in 1982. He served for more than 15 years as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University in May 2001. Dr. Gillings was honored by the Queen as Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2004 for services to the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Gillings was also appointed Pro-Chancellor of Southampton University in 2006. Dr. Gillings received a diploma in mathematical statistics from Cambridge University in 1967 and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Exeter, England, in 1972.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

IQVIA American healthcare contract research organization (CRO)

• Founder ('82→?)

Board Memberships

Cambridge Judge Business School School of Business within Cambridge University

• Member, Advisory Board

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 2 contributions · 51,200 USD ('04→'08)

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 3 contributions · 33,100 USD ('07→'08)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 4 contributions · 33,000 USD ('04)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 1 contribution · 25,000 USD ('04)

Erskine B Bowles Clinton's chief of staff from 1996-1998; investor; deficit hawk

• 4 contributions · 9,000 USD ('01→'04)

Elizabeth Hanford Dole Former US Senator from North Carolina

• 5 contributions · 6,000 USD ('02→'07)

Richard Burr Lobbyist, former US Senator from North Carolina (2005-2023); former US Representative (1995-2005); savvy investor

• 3 contributions · 5,800 USD ('02→'10)

Harry Reid Late US Senator and Representative from Nevada

• 2 contributions · 4,800 USD ('10)

North Carolina Republican Executive Committee

• 4 contributions · 4,500 USD ('96→'00)

Jesse Helms Segregationist Senator from North Carolina

• 3 contributions · 4,500 USD ('96)

Schools

University of Cambridge Public research university in Cambridge, England

• Bachelor's Degree (?→'67)

University of Exeter A public research university in Exeter, Devon, England

• PhD, Mathematics (?→'72)