John Shiver

Corporate Officer/Principal at IGM BIOSCIENCES, INC.

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John W.
Shiver is currently the Director at International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. and the Chief Strategy Officer-Infectious Diseases Unit at IGM Biosciences, Inc. He is also a Special Advisor at Impresa Management LLC.
Previously, he served as the President & Director at Sanofi Pasteur VaxDesign Corp.
and as the Vice President-Vaccine & Biologics Basic Research at Merck & Co., Inc. He was also an Independent Director at Icosavax, Inc. from 2022 to 2024.
Dr. Shiver holds a doctorate degree from the University of Florida and an undergraduate degree from Wofford College.

John Shiver active positions

Companies	Position	Start
IGM BIOSCIENCES, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2021-07-31
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. researches and develops to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. It researches and develops vaccine candidates, conducts policy analyses, and serves as an advocate for the field with offices in Africa, India, and Europe. The firm's HIV research and development focuses on three strategies: the design of vaccine immunogens capable of inducing specialized proteins known as broadly neutralizing antibodies, the optimization and development of these antibodies as prevention products, and the development of replicating viral vectors and mRNA. The company was founded in 1996 by Seth Berkley and Lee C. Smith and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Director/Board Member	2018-08-31
Impresa Management LLC Impresa Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Impresa Management LLC(Impresa Management) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Devonshire Investors LLC founded in 1946.The firm is headquartered in Boston.	Consultant / Advisor	-

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Former positions of John Shiver

Companies	Position	End
ICOSAVAX, INC.	Director/Board Member	2024-02-18
MERCK & CO., INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Sanofi Pasteur VaxDesign Corp. Sanofi Pasteur VaxDesign Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Sanofi Pasteur VaxDesign Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures in vitro models of the human immune system. The firm engages in preventing infectious disease by forecasting vaccine responses before clinical trials by providing predictive in vitro immunological models and assays. The company was founded by William Warren in 2004 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.	President	-

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Training of John Shiver

University of Florida	Doctorate Degree
Wofford College	Undergraduate Degree

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Listed companies	2
MERCK & CO., INC.	Health Technology
IGM BIOSCIENCES, INC.	Health Technology

Private companies	4
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. researches and develops to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. It researches and develops vaccine candidates, conducts policy analyses, and serves as an advocate for the field with offices in Africa, India, and Europe. The firm's HIV research and development focuses on three strategies: the design of vaccine immunogens capable of inducing specialized proteins known as broadly neutralizing antibodies, the optimization and development of these antibodies as prevention products, and the development of replicating viral vectors and mRNA. The company was founded in 1996 by Seth Berkley and Lee C. Smith and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Health Technology
Sanofi Pasteur VaxDesign Corp. Sanofi Pasteur VaxDesign Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Sanofi Pasteur VaxDesign Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures in vitro models of the human immune system. The firm engages in preventing infectious disease by forecasting vaccine responses before clinical trials by providing predictive in vitro immunological models and assays. The company was founded by William Warren in 2004 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.	Commercial Services
Impresa Management LLC Impresa Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Impresa Management LLC(Impresa Management) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Devonshire Investors LLC founded in 1946.The firm is headquartered in Boston.	Finance
Icosavax, Inc. Icosavax, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Icosavax, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of vaccines against infectious diseases. It focuses on developing vaccine candidates for viral causes of pneumonia in older adults. The company was founded by Neil King and David Baker on November 1, 2017 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.	Health Technology

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