Richard P. Becker Jr.

Mr. Becker was appointed to his current position in January, 2017 and has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Mr. Becker has successfully led large, medium and entrepreneurial companies to substantial growth in fiercely competitive markets. He is currently the CEO of Levolta Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company with a phase III product targeting knee osteoarthritis. During his career, he has assumed progressive commercial leadership roles for Alcon, Merck, Novartis, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Bayer and BASF. He has launched six products, commercially developed three others, built organizations and obtained investor financing as a senior-level executive. Mr. Becker received a Masters of Business Administration from Drexel University, a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Sciences and has completed an Executive Management Program at the University Of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School.