A. Bruce Montgomery
Business management
ALDER Biopharmaceuticals
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Montgomery has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2010. In 2010, Dr. Montgomery founded Cardeas Pharma and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer. In 2001, he founded Corus Pharma and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2001 through its acquisition in 2006 by Gilead Sciences. He continued on at Gilead post-acquisition until 2010 and served as Senior Vice President and Head of Respiratory Therapeutics, where he successfully led the approval of Cayston (aztreonam) as a treatment for cystic fibrosis patients. From 1993 to 2000, Dr. Montgomery held positions within the research and development group of PathoGenesis Corporation, a biotechnology company. From 1989 to 1993, Dr. Montgomery worked at Genentech, Inc., a biotechnology company. Dr. Montgomery currently serves on the board of directors of CytoDyn Inc., and he previously served on the board of directors of ZymoGenetics, Inc. from 2009 to 2010. Dr. Montgomery holds an M.D. and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Washington.
Research Interest
Business management
