John Varian

John Varian has been a member of Acorda’s Board of Directors since January 2022. Mr. Varian currently serves on the board of directors for AmMax Bio and for Sellas Life Sciences, where he is Chair of the Audit Committee and sits on the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Science Committee. From August 2011 to December 2016 he was the Chief Executive Officer of XOMA Corporation, where he led a financial restructuring of the company, and also served on its Board of Directors from December 2008 to May 2017.

Mr. Varian previously held roles as Chief Operating Officer of ARYx Therapeutics, Inc., Chief Financial Officer of Genset S.A., and Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration for Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Varian also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Versartis, Inc. and Egalet Corporation. He holds a B.B.A. from Western Michigan University and was a Certified Public Accountant.