Sharon King

Sharon King is Manager of Advocacy and Community Engagement at Aldevron. In this role, Sharon helps drive Aldevron’s mission of service through making lives better, representing “high-touch” in this high-tech world supporting genetic medicine by focusing on internal team member education. She also works collaboratively with clients’ patient advocate teams to understand disease targets and, most importantly, the population of individuals and caregivers potentially impacted by their innovations. Sharon is a thought leader who has united public officials, researchers, biotech and industry representatives, and patient advocates to progress rare disease treatment development. She co-founded Taylor’s Tale in 2006 to support the development and implementation of innovative treatments for CLN1 disease, as well as programs and public policies that improve quality of life for rare disease patients and their families. Sharon holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and is a state-appointed member of the N.C. Rare Disease Advisory Council.