Mas Matsuda, JD

Chief Legal Officer

Mr Matsuda joined Arcutis in January 2022 as general counsel and corporate secretary and was appointed chief legal officer in March 2026. He is responsible for all legal and compliance for the company, as well as serving as secretary of the board of directors.

Mr Matsuda previously served as senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary at Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to Halozyme, he spent 18 years at Amgen in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as vice president, Law, Global Commercial Operations, where he oversaw strategic commercial legal support to the U.S. Commercial Operations organization, as well as Medical Affairs, Compliance, Global Value, Access & Policy, Global Marketing, and Biosimilars.

Mr Matsuda received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a dual emphasis in corporate finance and international finance from the University of Southern California, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.