Larry J. Strauss

LARRY J. STRAUSS has been Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer for VIVUS, Inc., since September 2003. Prior to joining VIVUS,
Mr. Strauss served as Vice President of Finance and Site Manager for
Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s Fremont, California, facility. From 1999
to 2002, Mr. Strauss served as Chief Financial Officer of Fusion Medical
Technologies, Inc. (Baxter acquired Fusion in 2002). Mr. Strauss was
Vice President of Operations for CargioGenesis Corporation from 1997 to
1999 and Corporate Controller from 1996 to 1997. From 1991 to 1995, Mr.
Strauss was Director of Finance for Telik, Inc. Earlier in his career,
Mr. Strauss served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of Xoma Corporation. Mr. Strauss earned a BS degree, cum laude,
in Mathematics from Claremont Men’s College (Claremont McKenna College)
and an MS degree in Industrial Engineering and Operational Research from
the University of California, Berkeley.