Alan Montgomery

Alan Bruce Montgomery was the founder of Corus Pharma, Inc., founded in 2001, where the title held was Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2008.
Dr. Montgomery was the founder of Cardeas Pharma Corp., founded in 2010, where the title held was Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2012 to 2016.
Current jobs include Lead Independent Director at Xencor, Inc. since 2015, Director at Vicis LLC, and Investment Committee Member at W Fund Management LLC.
Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Avalyn Pharma, Inc. from 2017 to 2022; Director at ZymoGenetics, Inc. in 2010; Independent Director at CytoDyn, Inc. from 2014 to 2018; Director at Geospiza, Inc.; Director at LeonaBio, Inc.; Director at Light Sciences Corp.; Director at Life Science Washington; Independent Director at Lundbeck Seattle BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2014 to 2019; Director at Pacific Science Center; Senior Vice President-Respiratory Therapeutics at Gilead Sciences, Inc. from 2006 to 2011; Executive Vice President-Research & Development at PathoGenesis Corp from 1993 to 2000; Trustee-Washington State at Life Sciences Discovery Fund.
Education includes undergraduate and doctorate degrees from the University of Washington.