Herb Boyer

Dr. Boyer co-founded Genentech in 1976 and served as a director of the company until its 2008 acquisition by Roche. He also was a vice president of the company from 1976 to 1990. Dr. Boyer also served on the board of Allergan for 19 years, 12 years as vice-chairman, and three years as chairman. In addition, Dr. Boyer was a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Dr. Boyer received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in 1980 and the Shaw Prize for life science and medicine and the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, each in 2004.