About Us
Aziz Mottiwala
Chief Commercial Officer
Aziz Mottiwala has over 20 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, across all areas of commercialization in several therapeutic areas, including over 10 years in the Eye Care space. Prior to joining Tarsus, Aziz was Chief Commercial Officer at Opiant Pharmaceuticals, overseeing all aspects of commercial strategy for the company’s portfolio in addiction medicine. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial at Avanir Pharmaceuticals. He also spent over 10 years at Allergan, most recently as Vice President of Marketing for the company’s Eye Care Franchise. While at Allergan, he helped grow the Eye Care business to over $2 Billion in revenue across a diverse portfolio that included products like RESTASIS®, LUMIGAN® and several other device, and OTC product lines. Earlier in his career Aziz held various commercial leadership roles at Valeant, IMS Health (now IQVIA), and Aventis Pharmaceuticals (now Sanofi), he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of California San Diego and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is also heavily active in the community and serves on the board of the Orange County non-profit organization, OneOC.