James Meyers
Mr. Meyers joined the Arbutus board of directors in October 2018. He also serves as a Board Member for CytomX Therapeutics and Sangamo Therapeutics. In November 2020, Mr. Meyers became President and Chief Executive Officer of IntraBio Ltd., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company with a late-stage drug pipeline that includes treatment for genetic and neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, Mr. Meyers has served as a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group since January 2019, and has served as a Senior Advisor to Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”) (Nasdaq: GILD) since his retirement from Gilead in February 2018. In his 22 years at Gilead, Mr. Meyers was one of a relatively small group of executives who were instrumental in transitioning the company from an innovative start-up to one of the most successful biopharmaceutical organizations in the world. Prior to his advisory role, Mr. Meyers served as Gilead’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Commercial Operations, responsible for all commercial activities including pricing and market access. Mr. Meyers also led some of the most important and successful product launches in the history of the biopharmaceutical industry, most notably in the therapeutics areas of HCV and HIV. Prior to Gilead, Mr. Meyers served in roles of increasing responsibility at both Zeneca Pharmaceuticals and Astra U.S.A.. Mr. Meyers received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boston College.