Background
Johnston, William David was born on November 5, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel David and Jeanne (Williams) Johnston.
Johnston, William David was born on November 5, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel David and Jeanne (Williams) Johnston.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 1974.
Vice president Parish Chemical Company, 1973-1975. Manager materials control Baxter healthcare corporation, 1975-1980. Group manager, polymer research and material control Travenol Laboratories, Inc., 1980-1984, vice president Material and Membrane Technology Center, 1984-1986, vice president applied science, 1987-1993.
Vice president, general manager gene therapy division Baxter healthcare corporation, Round Lake, Illinois, 1993-1997. President, Chief Executive Officer Inhibitex, Inc., Atlanta, 1997—2006. President BioBus. Stategies, Inc., since 2007.
Advisory board Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences, Springfield, 1984-1986. Board directors Georgia biomedical Partners, vice chairman, 2005-2006. Emerging company section governing board Biotechnology Industry Organization, 2002-2007, board directors.
Chair BioSci. Council Metro Atlanta Chamber C., 2005. Advisory board College Engineering, University Illinois, Chicago, 1988-1992, department chemical engineering Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1989-1998.
Stake president Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Church, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, 1988-1997. Executive county N.E. Illinois county Boy Scouts American, 1989-1997. Chairman of the Board Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Social Superior vena cava syndrome, Naperville, Illinois, 1990-1997.
Board directors Neocrin Company, 1992-1996. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, International Society for Artificial Organs, International Society Blood Purification (Executive Board 1991-1996), Society for Biomaterials, International Society of Cell Transplantation, Sigma Xi.
Married Susan Diane Ward, August 19, 1966. Children: Kimberly Dawn Sites, Kirk David, Tiffany Dee Hansen, Kyle Donald, Ryan Daryl.