Neal Walker

Dr. Neal Walker is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aclaris. He is a board certified dermatologist and serial entrepreneur with more than 18 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Prior to founding Aclaris, he was co-founder, President and CEO of Vicept Therapeutics (acquired by Allergan). Neal has co-founded and led a number of life science companies: Octagon Research Solutions, a software and services provider to biopharmaceutical companies (acquired by Accenture); Trigenesis Therapeutics, a specialty dermatology company where he served as Chief Medical Officer (acquired by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories); and Cutix Inc., a commercial dermatology company that markets PreSun®, a sunscreen brand acquired from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

He began his pharmaceutical industry career at Johnson and Johnson. Neal currently is on the Board of Directors of Sebacia, Inc. and Follica, Inc. (Executive Chairman), and is on the Advisory Board of Flexible Medical Systems. He previously served on the Board of Directors for Octagon. Neal received his M.B.A. from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.