John P. Richard

Managing Director, Georgia Venture Partners

Mr. Richard is managing director of Georgia Venture Partners, non-executive director of Phase 4 Ventures Limited and senior business advisor to Agennix AG. His previous roles include executive vice president, business development of SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals and vice president of corporate development of VIVUS and head of business development at Genome Therapeutics Corporation. Mr. Richard has been a member of Targacept’s board of directors since November 2002 and serves on the Audit Committee.