Nader Z. Pourhassan

President & Chief Executive Officer at CytoDyn, Inc.

Nader Z. Pourhassan

Nader Z. Pourhassan

President & Chief Executive Officer at CytoDyn, Inc.

Biography

Dr. Pourhassan received his Bachelor of Science from Utah State University in 1985, his Masters of Science from Brigham Young University in 1990 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 1998. Dr. Pourhassan has authored three books.
His 20 years of business development experience set the stage for him to transform a publicly traded biotech company on the brink of bankruptcy, into a company on the cusp of potentially obtaining FDA approval for its first drug. If granted approval, the drug called leronlimab (PRO 140) could change the treatment paradigms in both HIV and metastatic cancer.
Dr. Pourhassan joined CytoDyn (CYDY) in 2008 as Chief Operating Officer and by September, 2012, was appointed President and CEO. He was responsible for identifying significant opportunities for leronlimab, and single handedly raised enough capital for CytoDyn to complete an acquisition of PRO 140 from Progenics Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Pourhassan has overseen the rapid preclinical and clinical developments of leronlimab (PRO 140) as a therapy for HIV, from Phase 2 development into successful completion of Phase 3 trials. This includes the oversight of the development of trial protocols and interaction with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Pourhassan also opened the door for exploring leronlimab (PRO 140) for other indications, most notably, he has been involved in the preclinical and clinical developments of leronlimab in indications for triple-negative breast cancer, colon cancer, GvHD, and NASH.
To advance the drug development of leronlimab, Dr. Pourhassan raised capital for CytoDyn of approximately $200 million over the last 5 years.

Overview

Career Highlights

CytoDyn, Inc.

RelSci Relationships

51

Number of Boards

1

Birthday

1963 - Tehrān, Iran

Age

58

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Jordan G. Naydenov

Director at CytoDyn, Inc.

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Scott A Kelly

Chief Medical Officer, Head of Business Development at CytoDyn, Inc.

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Anthony D. Caracciolo

Former Executive Chairman at CytoDyn, Inc.

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Gregory Gould

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer at NewAge, Inc.

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Anthony D. Carraciolo

Director at CytoDyn, Inc.

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George Gould

Director at CytoDyn, Inc.

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Denis R. Burger

Executive Chairman at Biocide, Inc.

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Michael Nobel

Director at CytoDyn, Inc.

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Michael D. Mulholland

Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at CytoDyn, Inc.

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Kenneth J. Van Ness

Managing Director at Debuel Development LLC

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In The News

ENP Newswire

January 5, 2021

-CytoDyn to Hold Webcast on January 6 to Provide Timelines for Clinical and Regulatory Developments, Submission of 4 HIV BLAs and EUA Requests for COVID in Different Countries

GlobeNewswire

January 4, 2021

REMINDER: CytoDyn to Hold Webcast on January 6 to Provide Timelines for Clinical and Regulatory Developments, Submission of 4 HIV BLAs and EUA Requests for COVID in Different Countries

GlobeNewswire

December 31, 2020

FDA Accepts Protocol for Adding an Open-Label Extension to CytoDyn’s Phase 3 Trial for Severe-to-Critical COVID-19 Patients

GlobeNewswire

December 30, 2020

CytoDyn to Hold Webcast on January 6 to Provide Timelines for Clinical and Regulatory Developments, Submission of 4 HIV BLAs and EUA Requests for COVID in Different Countries

Nasdaq

December 22, 2020

CytoDyn: FDA Allows Severe-to-critical COVID-19 Patients Access To Leronlimab Again Under EIND

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Nader Z. Pourhassan

President & Chief Executive Officer at CytoDyn, Inc.

Education

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Class of 1998

The University of Utah

The University of Utah is a public coeducational space-grant research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. As the state's flagship university, the university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 92 graduate degree programs. Graduate studies include the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the School of Medicine.The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education.It received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900.

Unknown

Class of 1990

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University (often referred to as BYU or, colloquially, The Y) is a private university located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and is the largest religious university and third-largest private university in the U.S.

Bachelor of Science Degree

Class of 1985

Utah State University

Utah State University (USU) is a public research university in Logan, Utah. Founded in 1888 as Utah's agricultural college, USU focused on agriculture, domestic arts, and mechanic arts. The university now offers programs in liberal arts, engineering, business, economics, natural resource sciences, as well as nationally ranked elementary & secondary education programs. The university has eight colleges and offers a total of 176 bachelor's degrees, 97 master's degrees, and 38 doctoral degrees. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. USU's main campus is located in Logan with regional campuses in Brigham City, Tooele, and the Uintah Basin. In 2010, the College of Eastern Utah, located in Price, Utah joined the USU system becoming Utah State University College of Eastern Utah (USU Eastern). Throughout Utah, USU operates more than 20 distance education centers. Regional campuses, USU Eastern, and distance education centers provide degrees to more than 40% of the students enrolled. In total, USU has more than 180,000 alumni in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. With more than 16,000 students living on or near campus, USU is the largest public residential campus in Utah. USU's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Utah State Aggies. They are members of the Mountain West Conference.

Career History

President & Chief Executive Officer

2008 - Current

CytoDyn, Inc.

CytoDyn, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the development of innovative treatments for multiple therapeutic indications based on leronlimab. Its product include HIV, Cancer, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and COVID-19. The company was founded by Allen D. Allen on May 2, 2002 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Instructor of Mechanical Engineering

2006 - 2008

Center for Advanced Learning

Center For Advanced Learning a California not-for-profit corporation is a charter school located in Los Angeles, California that provides kindergarten through fifth grade education.

Instructor

2005 - 2006

Mt. Hood Community College (Oregon)

Mt. Hood Community College is a school.

Transactions

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CytoDyn, Inc. raised money in a private placement transaction

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CytoDyn, Inc. raised money in a private placement transaction

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CytoDyn, Inc. raised money in a private placement transaction

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Advisors

Advisor

Michael A. Klump

Founder at Argonne Capital Group LLC

Other Affiliations

Nader Z. Pourhassan is affiliated with CytoDyn, Inc., Center for Advanced Learning, Mt. Hood Community College (Oregon)

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