Klaus O. Schafer
Director
Board of Directors
Altimmune, Inc.
United States of America
Biography
Brigadier General (ret.), Klaus Schafer, M.D., MPH, has over 30 years of leadership experience, having held senior positions in government and industry. He was first elected to our board of directors in July 2012. As the Deputy Asst. to the Secretary of Defense for chemical and biological defense, a position he held from April 2004 through June 2005, he oversaw the management of the Department of Defense’s $1.0 billion program for vaccine, therapeutics, medical device and sensor development. He retired from the Air Force as the Assistant Surgeon General with extensive experience managing all aspects of large integrated health care delivery systems. Prior private sector experience includes VP of business development for Compressus Inc., a telemedicine start-up, former CEO and co-founder of TessArae LLC, a start-up biotech genetic testing company. He is currently Chief Medical Officer and VP, business development, Health for CACI International, a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company. We believe Dr. Schafer’s experience in government and as a board member and advisor in the health care biodefense industry, as well as his qualifications as a physician and as a biotechnology investor, qualify him to serve as a member of our board of directors.
Research Interest
Business Management, Healthcare
