Presently, John W. LaRocca holds the position of Secretary & General Counsel at Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

He previously was Chief Compliance Officer, EVP & General Counsel at Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chief Legal Officer-Americas Region at Actavis, Inc., Divisional Counsel-US Generics at Alpharma Specialty Pharma LLC, Divisional Counsel-US Generics at Purepac Pharmaceutical Co. and Deputy General Counsel at Allergan Ltd. (Ireland).

Mr. LaRocca received a graduate degree from Columbia Law School and an undergraduate degree from Columbia College (New York).