George Lederman, PhD

Executive Vice President, Strategy and Transformation

George Lederman, PhD, joined Tonix in 2026 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Transformation. George Lederman brings experience in corporate and portfolio strategy, operational transformation, and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency.

At Tonix, George will lead AI initiatives across the organization to improve operational efficiency and manage costs. He will also lead business development efforts, including evaluating potential partnerships and licensing opportunities to advance the Company’s clinical programs and share development costs. George joins Tonix from Aliaxis, a multibillion-dollar global industrial group, where he most recently served as Vice President, Global Strategy. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), he led corporate and portfolio strategy and supported cost savings and operational efficiency initiatives. During his four-year tenure, Aliaxis divested multiple assets and acquired four companies. He also supported multiple business unit restructuring efforts. Prior, Geroge was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he helped build the firm’s digitization practice and advised clients on using machine learning, advanced analytics, and AI to improve efficiency. His experience spans corporate strategy, acquisition opportunities, and operational transformations, including work with specialty chemical operations serving healthcare, biopharmaceutical, and industrial applications.

George holds a PhD in Advanced Infrastructure Systems, an engineering discipline, from Carnegie Mellon University, where his research focused on applied AI. He also holds Master’s degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Princeton University. He was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.