Alex McPherson

DR. ALEX MCPHERSON is President and Chief Executive Officer of Biomira
Inc. He joined Biomira in October 1991 after having served on the Board
of Directors for four years. He currently serves on several Boards. Dr.
McPherson received his degree in Medicine from the University of Alberta
in 1962 and his PhD and specialty training in Australia from 1964 to
1969. He was appointed full Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Alberta in 1977. He served as Deputy Minister of Alberta-
Hospitals and Medical Care until 1988 when he was appointed Deputy
Commissioner and Executive Director of the Premier’s Commission on
Future Health Care for Albertans. Dr. McPherson is a Fellow of the
Canadian, Australasian, and American Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons
and is a past President of both the Alberta and Canadian Medical
Associations.