John J. Trizzino
John J. Trizzino

John J. Trizzino

President,
Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Trizzino is President, Chief Operating Officer leading Commercial, CMC and regulatory. He has broad experience in publicly held companies and in vaccines, with previous roles overseeing commercialization, policy, strategy, business development, financing, and investor and public relations. Since rejoining Novavax in 2014, he has held roles of increasing responsibility, including chief financial officer and senior vice president of commercial operations. Mr. Trizzino served as CEO of Immunovaccine in 2011, successfully leading the company into clinical development while securing the funding commitments required to advance the company’s lead candidate. Earlier in his career, Mr. Trizzino held leadership roles at several companies with a focus in infectious disease vaccine markets, including MedImmune, LLC (now AstraZeneca), ID Biomedical and Henry Schein, Inc. Mr. Trizzino holds a bachelor of science degree from Long Island University, CW Post and a master of business administration degree from New York University, Stern School of Business.