DONALD JOSEPH

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ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-09-21 Donald Joseph 62 Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee 2017
2018-04-19 Donald Joseph has served as a director since August 2017. He currently serves as an advisor and consultant to biopharmaceutical and global health organizations. He has over twenty years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, including senior management positions in global health non-profit organizations. Mr. Joseph served as the Chief Legal Officer and Board Secretary of Humanigen (previously known as KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a publicly listed company, from June 2013 to November 2015.
2018-08-16 Donald Joseph Represents 585 options exercisable within 60 days of July 30, 2018.
2019-03-28 Donald Joseph 65 Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee 2017 The following table summarizes all compensation paid to or earned by non-employee directors who served during 2018 as compensation for board service during the 2018 fiscal year. Donald Joseph 76,000 22,149 98,149
2020-04-02 Donald Joseph 66 Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee 2017
2021-03-30 Donald Joseph has served as a director since August 2017. He currently serves as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Acer Therapeutics Inc., a publicly listed pharmaceutical company, since April 2018. He previously served as an advisor and consultant to biopharmaceutical and global health organizations. He has over twenty years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, including senior management positions in global health non-profit organizations. Mr. Joseph served as the Chief Legal Officer and Board Secretary of Humanigen, Inc. (previously known as KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a publicly listed company, from June 2013 to November 2015. Prior to Humanigen/KaloBios, he was Chief Executive Officer of BIO Ventures for Global Health, or BVGH, from February to November 2012 and Chief Operating Officer from April 2010 to January 2012. He is a former Chairman and Secretary and director of BVGH. He previously served as general counsel, corporate secretary, and in other senior management roles at publicly held biopharmaceutical companies, including Abgenix and Renovis. Before entering the life sciences industry, Mr. Joseph practiced business law for a number of years in major firms, including as an international partner at Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s largest law firms. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law, with honors. The determination was made that Mr. Joseph should serve on our Board of Directors due to his experience as an executive officer and director of a number of companies in the life sciences industry, as well as his extensive legal experience.
2022-04-21 Donald Joseph has served as a director since August 2017. He currently serves as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Acer Therapeutics Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, since April 2018. He previously served as an advisor and consultant to biopharmaceutical and global health organizations. He has over twenty years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, including senior management positions in global health non-profit organizations. Mr. Joseph served as the Chief Legal Officer and Board Secretary of Humanigen, Inc. (previously known as KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a publicly traded company, from June 2013 to November 2015. Prior to Humanigen/KaloBios, he was Chief Executive Officer of BIO Ventures for Global Health, or BVGH, from February to November 2012 and Chief Operating Officer from April 2010 to January 2012. He is a former Chairman and Secretary and director of BVGH. He previously served as general counsel, corporate secretary, and in other senior management roles at publicly held biopharmaceutical companies, including Abgenix and Renovis. Before entering the life sciences industry, Mr. Joseph practiced business law for a number of years in major firms, including as an international partner at Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s largest law firms. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law, with honors. The determination was made that Mr. Joseph should serve on our Board of Directors due to his experience as an executive officer and director of a number of companies in the life sciences industry, as well as his extensive legal experience.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03