Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the promotion of Ahmed Mousa to Chief Business Officer. Mr. Mousa joined Pieris in 2016 and most recently served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations and General Counsel. In addition to his role in business development and portfolio strategy, Mr. Mousa will continue to serve as General Counsel and Boston site head, among other responsibilities. Prior to joining Pieris, Mr. Mousa was an attorney with the law firm Covington & Burling LLP. Mr. Mousa obtained undergraduate degrees in Molecular Biology and Government from Cornell University, a master’s degree in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins, and a J.D. from Georgetown Law with Honors.