James M. Denny

Lead Independent Director, Gilead Sciences Board of Directors

Mr. Denny joined Gilead's Board of Directors in 1996 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in May 2008. He served as Chairman from 2001 until May 2008. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chair at Sears, Roebuck & Co. and held oversight responsibility for many of the company's operations and staff functions.

Mr. Denny is currently a member of the advisory boards for several privately-held fund management companies. He is a past Chairman of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Northwestern Memorial Foundation and has held directorships at Astra AB, ChoicePoint, GATX Corporation Inc., The Principal Financial Group, The Allstate Corporation, and General Instruments, Inc.

Mr. Denny also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Planning Officer at G.D. Searle & Co., Chairman of Pearle Health Services, Inc. and Senior Advisor at William Blair Capital Partners, Treasurer at the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and associate counsel at Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer and Wood in New York and Paris.