Tassos Gianakakos Biography and Net Worth

Tassos Anastasios Gianakakos serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. Prior to joining us, Mr. Gianakakos was senior vice president and chief business officer at MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from September 2006 to March 2013 when it was acquired by Allergan PLC. Prior to MAP Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Gianakakos led the formation of Codexis, Inc., a spin-off of Maxygen, Inc., in 2001. At Codexis, Mr. Gianakakos served as president and senior vice president, business development, and global head of Codexis’ Pharmaceuticals Business Unit. Before forming Codexis, Mr. Gianakakos was director of business development at Maxygen, a directed evolution company, where he led the company’s business development efforts for its vaccine and bio-industrial platforms, as well as financing activities including the company’s initial public offering. Prior to Maxygen, Mr. Gianakakos was a process engineer in Merck & Co., Inc.’s vaccine division. Mr. Gianakakos holds B.Sc. degrees in chemical engineering and economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.Sc. in biotechnology from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Gianakakos’ qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his role as our principal executive officer and more than 20 years of management experience in the pharmaceutical industry.