People: MDRNA, Inc. (MRNA.O)

Mr. Peter S. Garcia is the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary of MDRNA, Inc. since July 13, 2009. He has served as Chief Financial Officer of both public and private life science and high technology companies for the past 13 years. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Garcia served as Chief Financial Officer of Nanosys Inc., a privately held nanotechnology company based in Palo Alto, California, where he was responsible for finance, facilities, information technology, and investor and government relations. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Garcia served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nuvelo Inc., a publicly held biopharmaceutical company. During his tenure at Nuvelo, Mr. Garcia helped Nuvelo raise over $150 million, helped Nuvelo acquire development stage products, and led Nuvelo’s merger and acquisition strategy. Mr. Garcia has also served as Chief Financial Officer at Novacept, IntraBiotics, and Dendreon; and held senior financial roles at Amgen. He has an Master of Buisness Administration from the Anderson School at the University of California Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from Stanford University.