John Shiver, PhD

Dr. Shiver joined the Novavax board of directors in 2025. He has more than 30 years of vaccine, biologics and RNA therapeutics experience in pharmaceutical research and development. He has led teams of scientists to develop novel vaccine and monoclonal antibody candidates to prevent or treat more than 40 infectious and non-infectious diseases. Dr. Shiver has also created a machine learning/artificial intelligence group to help design new vaccine candidates. He has served on multiple scientific advisory boards and committees including the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Board of Directors and the Board of Directors for Icosavax, Auravax and Calder Biosciences. Dr. Shiver is a Special Advisor to F Prime Capital and serves as Head of R&D and an Observer of the board of directors at Vibrant Biomedicines. His past experience includes roles at IGM ID, Sanofi Pasteur, Merck and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Shiver holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Mathematics from Wofford College and a Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry from the University of Florida.