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Mr. Beck is one of the founders of Metabasis Therapeutics Inc. and brings more than 19 years of financial management experience to the Board. He is currently Metabasis' Senior Vice President of Finance Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer a position he has held since 2005. Previously he served as Vice President of Finance Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Beck served as Director of Finance from 1998 to 1999. Prior to co-founding Metabasis he served as Director of Finance from 1996 to 1998 at Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. and played an important role in Neurocrine's 1996 initial public offering. Mr. Beck previously held financial management positions at high technology and financial services companies including General Dynamics and Ernst and Young LLP. Mr. Beck received a BA in accounting from the University of Washington and also holds a ThB in theology from a Seattle Washington-based seminary. Mr. Beck is a licensed certified public accountant in the state of California and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Bioscience Financial Officers.
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