Executive Management

Garlan Adams serves as Chief Legal Officer and joined Crinetics in 2021. She brings more than two decades of experience managing legal and compliance matters associated with the development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology products.

Prior to Crinetics, Garlan was an advisor to Indivior, Inc. on a broad spectrum of complex compliance and litigation matters. Previously, she served as General Counsel at Avanir Pharmaceuticals, where she spearheaded the resolution of civil and criminal allegations and provided counsel on matters related to clinical stage development, sales, marketing, pricing, distribution, contracting processes and policies. Earlier in her career, Garlan held positions at Eli Lilly & Company, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, and as Head of Law at Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a subsidiary of Amgen), where she provided counsel on post-acquisition integration, product labeling, launch readiness, and on matters related to medical affairs, manufacturing, sales, marketing, pricing, and compliance.

Garlan holds a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Francis College (Indiana) and a juris doctor from Indiana University School of Law.