Walter S. Woltosz, M.S., M.A.S.
Board Member
Simulations Plus, Inc.
About Walter
Dr. (Hon) Walter S. Woltosz is a cofounder of the Company, served as its Chief Executive Officer until June 26, 2018, and has served as a director of the Company since June 1996, including as Chairman of the Board from July 17, 1996 to December 17, 2024. As author/coauthor of over 70 technical publications, conference papers, and two book chapters over 25 years, his expertise in pharmacokinetics and machine-learning methodology for pharmaceutical research is well-recognized. He is also a significant investor in, and independent director of, the Vulcan Line Tools Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. He was confirmed as as Trustee for the Auburn University by the Alabama Senate on March 21, 2024, for a seven-year term that will expire on March 20, 2031. Prior to cofounding the Company, Dr. Woltosz served in the United States Air Force as a missile systems analyst; as an electronics engineer with the Federal Aviation Administration; with Northrop Services developing simulation/optimization software for the space shuttle ascent trajectory; and with the Thiokol corporation, Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, and United Technologies Corporation Chemical Systems Division as a rocket motor engineer. In 1981, he established Words+, Inc., a company that designs, manufactures, and sells computer-based communication systems, including the system formerly used by Professor Stephen Hawking. Dr. Woltosz holds the Distinguished Auburn Engineer Award, Auburn Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a member of the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. He is a member of the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council, the Engineering Keystone Society, the Engineering Eagles Society, and the Engineering Ginn Society, as well as the 1856 Society and the Pat Dye Society. Dr. Woltosz holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in aerospace engineering, and an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from Auburn University, as well as a Master’s degree in administrative science from the University of Alabama, Huntsville.
