Ira C. Spector MBA, PhD

Ira Spector has been the CEO of SFA Therapeutics since August 2017. He is the co-founder of three startups and has held numerous positions in the pharmaceutical industry including Executive Vice President, Analytics & Consulting, for ICON; Senior Vice President, Global Development Operations, for Allergan; and Vice President, Global Development Operations at Wyeth Research (now Pfizer). Dr. Spector also served as partner and Vice President of U.S. Healthcare Practice for PA Consulting Group and held management positions at Mars Electronics and Air Products and Chemicals. He earned a Ph.D. in Health Sciences at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, an MBA from Drexel University, and Bachelor of Science degrees in physics and electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.