Carlos Paya

Carlos Paya joined Immune Design Corp. in May 2011 as its President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. He previously served as President of Elan Corporation, a pharmaceutical corporation, which was acquired by Perrigo Company, from November 2008 to April 2011. Before joining Elan Corporation, Dr. Paya was at Eli Lilly and Company from September 2001 to November 2008 as Vice President, Lilly Research Laboratories. From January 1991 to August 2001, Dr. Paya was Professor of Medicine, Immunology and Pathology, and Vice Dean of the Clinical Investigation Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Madrid and underwent postdoctoral training at the Institute Pasteur, Paris, France.