Timothy Nelson Biography and Net Worth

Mr. Nelson has over 20 years of experience with drug delivery, medical devices and drug device combinations. Most recently, Mr. Nelson served as MAP Pharmaceuticals’ President and CEO and as a member of its Board of Directors from April 2005 until March 2013. MAP was acquired by Allergan for $960 million. During that time, Mr. Nelson led the company through its initial public offering and developed LEVADEX, an inhaled dihydroergotamine for migraine. Prior to MAP, he served as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development at DURECT Corporation and has held various senior management positions with Medtronic, including Business Director of the Neurological Division for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and as Manager of Drug Delivery Ventures.

Mr. Nelson has served on several boards, including Chairman of the Board of Civitas, a private biopharmaceutical company focused on treating undermet medical needs in neurological indications from December 2013 to October 2014. The company was acquired by Acorda Therapeutics for $525 million that year. He also served on the Board of Directors of Surmodics, a public medical technology company, from February 2014 to March 2015. Mr. Nelson holds a Master’s degree in Management with distinction from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.