Presently, Robin L. Washington occupies the position of Managing Director at Gilead Sciences GmbH and Chief Financial Officer for Kite Pharma, Inc. Ms. Washington is also Member-Presidents Council at the University of Michigan and Chief Development Officer at Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp. and on the board of 11 other companies.

Robin L. Washington previously occupied the position of CFO, Chief Accounting Officer & Executive VP at Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer for Pharmasset, Inc. (a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences, Inc.), Chief Financial Officer at Hyperion Solutions Corp., Finance Director of Tandem Computers, Inc., Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP, Accounting Analyst at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Senior Vice President & Controller at PeopleSoft, Inc.

She received an MBA from Pepperdine University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.