Top Gun

Jean Hoffman, Putney's founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is a successful entrepreneur with a strong track record in the pharmaceutical industry. Ms. Hoffman previously founded Newport Strategies, Inc. in 1990 and built that company into the world leader in product targeting and sourcing systems for the generic pharmaceutical industry before it was acquired by Thomson Scientific in 2004. Following the sale of Newport, Ms. Hoffman founded Q Street Advisors, Inc, a consulting and advisory company serving the global generic industry. She has also served as one of the founding members of the Board of the Small Enterprise Growth Fund, a venture capital fund investing in early stage companies in Maine. Ms. Hoffman graduated cum laude from Bowdoin College in Maine with degrees in East Asian History and Governement and Legal Studies. Ms. Hoffman studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and completed executive education programs at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She speaks frequently at international pharmaceutical conferences and has published numerous articles in leading industry publications.