Currently, Shannon Thyme Klinger holds the position of Group General Counsel at Novartis AG.

She is also on the board of Novartis International AG and Novartis Pharma AG and Member of American Bar Association, Member of The District of Columbia Bar and Member of State Bar of Georgia.

In the past Dr. Klinger held the position of Partner at Mayer Brown LLP, Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, Vice President-Marketing at Barr Laboratories, Inc., Vice President-Marketing of Teva Women's Health, Inc., General Counsel & Global Head-Legal at Sandoz International GmbH, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and General Counsel at Sandoz, Inc.

Dr. Klinger received an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and a graduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.