LIQUIDIA CORP (LQDA)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
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Director information for LQDA
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQDA | Chief Executive Officer and Director | 64 | ["Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Kriya Therapeutics","Experience at United Therapeutics Corporation","Director of Research, Development, and Medical at United Therapeutics"] | ["Compensation Committee","Research and Development Committee","Litigation Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Dr. Jeffs has been our Chief Executive Officer since January 2022 and a member of our Board of Directors since November 2020. Dr. Jeffs served on our Compensation Committee from November 2020 to December 2021 and on our Research and Development Committee and our Litigation Committee from April 2021 to January 2022. Dr. Jeffs also served as a director of RareGen from August 2018 until November 2020. Dr. Jeffs is currently the Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Kriya Therapeutics, a gene therapy company, where he has served since October 2019. Dr. Jeffs was previously at United Therapeutics Corporation, a biotechnology company, where he worked for 18 years until 2016. Dr. Jeffs joined United Therapeutics Corporation during its inception phase in 1998 as Director of Research, Development, and Medical and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2014, and President and co-CEO from 2015-2016, and was a member of the board of directors from 2001 through 2016. While at United Therapeutics, Dr. Jeffs helped lead the initial public offering, oversaw the clinical development and regulatory approval of six products for rare diseases, and managed the commercial effort that led to a consistent >20% CAGR and $1.5 billion revenue run rate. United Therapeutics was consistently recognized as one of the fastest growing companies and best places to work during his tenure. Dr. Jeffs previously held positions at Amgen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, and Burroughs Wellcome Co., a pharmaceutical company, where he held roles in clinical development. Dr. Jeffs currently serves on the board of directors of Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXSM) and previously served, within the last five years, on the board of directors of Albireo Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALBO). Dr. Jeffs holds an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Duke University and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. We believe Dr. Jeffs scientific background and business experience, coupled with his experience as a chief executive officer of a publicly-traded biotechnology company, provide him with the qualifications and skills to serve on our Board.