Engineer, CEO, investor, and advocate.

Rami Elghandour most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Arcellx (formerly NASDAQ: ACLX) — a biotechnology company developing transformative immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases — from January 2021 until its $7.8 billion acquisition by Gilead Sciences in 2026. Rami has led two successful IPOs, built two multibillion-dollar public companies, and raised more than $1.75 billion in capital.

Since joining in 2021, Rami transformed Arcellx from a small, early-stage startup into a leading, commercial-ready organization. During his tenure, he advanced anito-cel — what he believes to be the best therapeutic option ever developed for multiple myeloma — and drove a forty-three fold increase in value. Previously, Rami was President and CEO of Nevro Corporation (formerly NYSE: NVRO), a global medical device company that he scaled from 30 employees to nearly 1,000, increasing its value more than tenfold and reaching a peak valuation of over $3 billion.

Rami's career has spanned research, investing, and leadership roles, with a dedication to bringing innovative, best-in-class therapies to patients and clinicians. He started his career as a design engineer developing implantable neurostimulators. As a venture capitalist with Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, he invested in next-generation advances across devices, biotechnology, and consumer products.

A recognized champion of diversity and inclusion, Rami has cultivated high-performance teams through intentional representation of women and diverse leaders — his Arcellx leadership team was 60% women and 90% diverse. He has earned recognition as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year, as one of the top CEOs in the U.S., and as a top CEO for women, diversity, and culture. He has also received the Bill Campbell Award, the Diversity Woman Magazine Game Changer Award, and the BLOC 100 Champion Award. Rami is a TEDx speaker on unconscious bias and a recognized voice on gender equity, and serves on the board of Room to Read.

Rami is also a passionate advocate for social justice and human rights. He writes and speaks often on social issues, and is an executive producer on multiple award-winning films, including the Oscar-nominated “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” “American Doctor” (Sundance Film Festival), and “Palestine 36.” He believes film breaks through propaganda to show reality — and that, at the end of the day, humanity always wins.

Born in Egypt and raised in New Jersey, Rami received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rutgers University School of Engineering.