Walter Gilbert is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Founder of Paratek Pharmaceuticals. A well-known molecular biologist, he is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard University. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of DNA sequencing. Dr. Gilbert has had a long track record of experience in the biotechnology industry. He was a co-founder and CEO of Biogen, Inc.; more recently, he was a co-founder of Myriad Genetics, Inc. and is currently Vice-Chairman of Myriad's Board of Directors. Dr. Gilbert is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of NetGenics, Inc.; he is a Director of Memory Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and he is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. [More at Wikipedia]

March 21st, 1932 in Boston (Age 92)