EVP, Research, Investments
Marshall Urist, MD, PhD, is the Executive Vice President and Head of Research & Investments at Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ: RPRX), a position he has held since joining the company in 2013.[[3]](https://www.biospace.com/royalty-pharma-announces-b-marshall-urist-md-phd-b-joins-management-team)[[5]](https://www.royaltypharma.com/our-firm/meet-the-team/marshall-urist-md-phd/)[[8]](https://www.royaltypharma.com/our-firm/leadership-team/) Previously, he spent eight years at Morgan Stanley as Executive Director and senior biotechnology analyst, covering biotechnology, life science tools, and diagnostics sectors, where he earned recognition on Institutional Investor's All-America Research Team.[[3]](https://www.biospace.com/royalty-pharma-announces-b-marshall-urist-md-phd-b-joins-management-team)[[5]](https://www.royaltypharma.com/our-firm/meet-the-team/marshall-urist-md-phd/) Urist holds a BA (Phi Beta Kappa) from Johns Hopkins University, as well as an MD and PhD from Columbia University.[[3]](https://www.biospace.com/royalty-pharma-announces-b-marshall-urist-md-phd-b-joins-management-team)[[5]](https://www.royaltypharma.com/our-firm/meet-the-team/marshall-urist-md-phd/)[[8]](https://www.royaltypharma.com/our-firm/leadership-team/)
In his current role, Urist oversees research and investments for Royalty Pharma, contributing to the firm's portfolio of biopharmaceutical royalties and development pipeline.[[5]](https://www.royaltypharma.com/our-firm/meet-the-team/marshall-urist-md-phd/)[[6]](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802768/000095010325000523/dp223466_425.htm)[[8]](https://www.royaltypharma.com/our-firm/leadership-team/) He has been active in insider trading, including selling 20,000 Class A Ordinary Shares on January 9, 2026, for approximately $815,600 under a 10b5-1 plan, and additional sales totaling over 143,000 shares in December 2025.[[1]](https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/urist-marshall-evp-at-royalty-pharma-sells-815k-in-shares-93CH-4445889)[[4]](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:068d92c36444e:0-royalty-pharma-evp-marshall-urist-sells-shares/)[[7]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/marshall-urist-sells-20000-shares-of-royalty-pharma-nasdaqrprx-stock-2026-01-13/) Following these transactions, he retains significant holdings, including indirect ownership through entities and limited partnership interests exchangeable into millions of shares.[[1]](https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/urist-marshall-evp-at-royalty-pharma-sells-815k-in-shares-93CH-4445889)
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