Geoffery Kempler

Biography

 Geoffrey Kempler was appointed Chairman and Non-executive Director of Opthea in December 2015. He has extensive experience in the global biopharmaceutical industry having led Prana Biotechnology, a company he founded, for nearly 20 years. His investment markets experience includes a strong domestic and international network of specialist and sophisticated investors. He was responsible for the listing of Prana Biotechnology on both the ASX and NASDAQ and has raised approximately $150 million in capital via traditional equity transactions and value accretive alternative financing models. He founded Prana in 1997 and has been responsible for setting the operational and commercial objectives including multiple global patient trials. Geoffrey is a qualified psychologist and holds a B.Sc degree in science from Monash University and Grad. Dip. App. Soc. Psych. degree from Swinburne University.

Research Interest

 Research interest on Business developemnt