Larry Douglas Altstiel MD, PhD

Dr. Altstiel is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Provectra, an early-stage biotechnology company developing novel gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Altstiel is responsible for all of Provectra's product development activities, while leading Provectra toward commercializing products based upon its proprietary gene therapy technologies.

From 2007 to 2013, Dr. Altstiel was Vice President Neuroscience Clinical Development, Neuroscience Therapeutic Area Clinical Lead, at Pfizer Inc.

His principal responsibilities were directing the PGRD Neuroscience Research Unit clinical research, which included governance, operational and budgetary responsibilities for: preclinical biology and first in human studies; supervising of transitional medical plans and related external alliances; supervising clinical teams conducting early phase clinical research from translational medicine through proof of concept and subsequent Phase 3 clinical trials.