Michael D Swisky

Biography

    Mr. Swirsky serves as Fibrocell’s Chairman of the Board. He has served as a member of our Board since March 2013. Mr. Swirsky was most recently President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of GenVec, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company; a position he held from 2013 through the sale of the company in June 2017. Mr. Swirsky joined GenVec in 2006 as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining GenVec, Mr. Swirsky worked at Stifel Nicolaus where he served as a Managing Director and the Head of Life Sciences Investment Banking. Mr. Swirsky previously held investment banking positions at UBS, PaineWebber, Morgan Stanley, and Legg Mason. His experience also includes positions in public accounting and consulting. Mr. Swirsky is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. and served as a member of the board of directors of PolyMedix, Inc. until March 2013. He received his B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Swirsky is a Certified Public Accountant and a CFA® charterholder. Our Board concluded that Mr. Swirsky should serve as a member of our Board because of his distinguished career in financial services and corporate management, including his investment banking experience and his experience serving as the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of GenVec.

Research Interest

Medicinal Biochemistry and Oncology