Herbert W. Boyer, Ph.D.

Vice Chairman of the Board since 2001. Dr. Boyer served as Chairman from 1998 to 2001 and has been a Board member since 1994. Dr. Boyer is a founder of Genentech, Inc., and a Director since 1976. A former Professor of Biochemistry at the University of California at San Francisco, Dr. Boyer is a recipient of the National Medal of Science from President George H. W. Bush, the National Medal of Technology and the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. He is an elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.