David Pauling currently holds the position of Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel at Sutro Biopharma, Inc. He joined Sutro in 2011 and has since held positions of increasing responsibility, including Intellectual Property Counsel, Associate General and Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, Executive Director of Legal Affairs, and General Counsel. Prior to joining Sutro, Mr. Pauling practiced law at Jones Day and at Pennie & Edmonds, LLP. Mr. Pauling received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law (magna cum laude), and an M.A. in Molecular Biology and a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.