Mark Iwicki

Mr. Iwicki has more than 25 years of experience leading all aspects of R&D and commercialization in the biopharmaceutical industry. He is the Chairman, President and CEO of Kala Pharmaceuticals and was previously the CEO of Civitas Therapeutics which was acquired by Acorda Therapeutics. Prior to Civitas, Mr. Iwicki served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Blend Therapeutics and President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals. He was President and Chief Operating Officer at Sepracor, which was acquired in 2009. During his tenure at Novartis he was Business Unit Head and managed the Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Arthritis, Bone, Gastrointestinal, HRT, Infectious Diseases and Urology therapeutic areas. Previously, Mr. Iwicki held management positions at Merck and Astra Merck. He also currently serves on the boards of Merus N.V., Pulmatrix Inc. and Akero Therapeutics, Inc., all publicly-traded companies, and Nimbus Therapeutics, Inc. and Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., which are privately-held biotech companies. Mr. Iwicki holds a B.S. from Ball State University and an M.B.A. from Loyola University.