Les Goldman
Since 2011 Les has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel at Northwest Biotherapeutics (NWBO) the developer of a breakthrough immune therapy vaccine for solid tumor cancers. In the 1970’s Les was Special Counsel to Senator Adlai E. Stevenson and General Counsel to the Senate Energy Committee. In 1977 he became Special Assistant to James R. Schlesinger who became America’s first Secretary of Energy and worked with Jim to build and run the Department of Energy. Following he was a partner of the law firm Skadden Arps for 30 years, specializing in commercialization of advanced technologies. His responsibilities included financing, regulatory strategies, the development of numerous cutting-edge technologies, and a range of deal-making skills.