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David G. Eller

Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO at Celltex Therapeutics

David Eller has a career in senior management that spans over 35 years, serving as President of DuPont Pharmaceuticals–Europe; Chief Executive Officer and President of Virbac Corporation; and Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Granada Corporation and American National Petroleum Corporation, among others. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System, as well as simultaneously holding the position of Chancellor for a period.

Mr. Eller currently or previously served on numerous boards, some of which are the boards of Baylor College of Medicine, BiOWiSH Technologies, the Foundation for Biomedical Research, Rice University Energy & Environmental Systems Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Chamber of Commerce, and Allied Bancshares.

He has received a number of awards and honors, including the Medallion of Entrepreneurship, Beta Gamma Sigma National Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the Enterprise Award for work in biotechnology and life science fields. Other honors include receiving the Paul Harris Award from Rotary International, being the first in the history of the University to receive the title of Chairman Emeritus of the Texas A&M University System, and having a major research building on the Texas A&M University campus named in his honor.

Mr. Eller is a graduate of Texas A&M University, the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program, and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He served as an officer on active duty in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Germany.

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