SPENCER R. BERTHELSEN

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IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2018-04-11 Spencer R. Berthelsen, M.D., age 65, has served as a Director of Ionis since May 2002. Since 1980, he has practiced Internal Medicine with the Kelsey Seybold Clinic, a 400 physician medical group based in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Dr. Berthelsen has served in various senior leadership positions at Kelsey Seybold, including Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Director and Managing Director. He served as Chairman of their Board of Directors from October 2001 through April 2016. He has served as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston. Dr. Berthelsen served on the board of the Texas Academy of Internal Medicine in the past and the Caremark National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee from 1999 through 2005. The Board believes Dr. Berthelsen is uniquely suited to serve on the Board because of his experience advising a large multi-specialty group practice and 37 years of experience as a practicing physician. In 2017, Dr. Berthelsen received $95,000 in cash compensation and stock and option awards with an aggregate fair value of $636,941.
2019-04-26 Spencer R. Berthelsen, M.D., age 66, has served as a Director of Ionis since May 2002. ... The Board believes Dr. Berthelsen is uniquely suited to serve on the Board because of his experience advising a large multi-specialty group practice and 38 years of experience as a practicing physician.
2020-04-24 Director Compensation for Fiscal 2019 Spencer R. Berthelsen Cash Compensation Earned or Paid ($): $91,250 Stock Awards ($): $460,728 Option Awards ($): $607,645 Total ($): $1,159,623
2021-04-23 Spencer R. Berthelsen, M.D., age 68, has served as a Director of Ionis since May 2002. ... Director Compensation for Fiscal 2020 ... Spencer R. Berthelsen ... Total ($) $815,331.
2023-04-20 Spencer R. Berthelsen, M.D., age 70, has served as a Director of Ionis since May 2002. The Board believes Dr. Berthelsen is uniquely suited to serve on the Board because of his experience advising a large multispecialty group practice and almost 40 years of experience as a practicing physician. Board Committee Members table shows Dr. Berthelsen serves on Compensation (Chair), Nominating, Governance and Review, and Science/Medical committees. Director Compensation for Fiscal 2022 table shows total compensation of $577,698.

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