Gene G. Kinney, Ph.D., has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2016. Prior to that, he was our Chief Operating Officer for part of 2016, and prior to that he was our Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Research and Development from 2012 to 2016. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. Kinney held various positions with Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Vice President, Pharmacology (from 2011 to 2012) and Senior Vice President of Pharmacological Sciences (from 2009 to 2011); and while in those positions, he also served as Head of Nonclinical Research for Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy R&D. From 2001 to 2009, Dr. Kinney was Senior Director, Head of Central Pharmacology and acting lead for Bioanalytics & Pathology at the Merck Research Laboratories, where he contributed to the strategic direction and oversight of drug discovery activities and led a number of non-clinical discovery and clinical development programs targeted for the treatment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric conditions. Dr. Kinney also held positions at Bristol Myers Squibb and was an Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He earned his B.A. from Bloomsburg University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Kinney has served on our Board since 2016. Age: 57 The Board concluded that Dr. Kinney should continue to serve as a director given his role as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and his extensive scientific and operational knowledge of our business and its drug discovery and development programs, from his tenure with the Prothena business when it was a part of Elan as well as since its separation from Elan. The Board also considered his significant experience in neuroscience and drug development programs encompassing immunotherapy, vaccine and small molecule approaches, as well as his experience gained from serving in key research and development leadership roles in other biotechnology companies.