Gene Kinney, Ph.D., is president and CEO of Prothena and has held various roles at the company since serving as its founding chief scientific officer and head of research and development. Before joining Prothena, he held positions with Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc., including senior vice president of pharmacological sciences and vice president of pharmacology. Earlier in his career, Dr. Kinney held several senior positions at Merck Research Laboratories and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and was an assistant professor at the Emory University School of Medicine.