President and CEO - Anita Mehta, Ph. D, has more than 25 years of experience in directing large groups in chemical / pharmaceutical industry on multi-million dollar projects. She is one of the inventors in 25 US patents (issued). Before starting Chicago Discovery Solutions, she was responsible for directing the work of a team of 143 chemists and engineers.

Leadership positions in General Electric, Emerson Electric, Phelps Dodge and other global organizations managing profit/loss, international startups, divestures. Last assignment was as a President- Phelps Dodge Corporation, Fort Wayne managing an operation of 300 millions US dollars.

Expertise: Business start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, financial planning, accounting, risk analysis, forecasting and budgeting.

25 years of research leadership and project management of multi-million dollar projects. Worked at Dow as a Project Leader, at Abbott as Research Investigator and Project Manager and at CytoMed as Director and Senior Director. Has held the Vice Pesident position in Genzyme.

Inventor on patents on process chemistry, novel methodologies and scale-up; Principal author or co-author of more than 150 scientific publications.

CPA (USA), M.B.A. Finance,

More than 25 years experience in finance, accounting, and treasury in large multinational corporations including Alcatel, Aventis, and Freeport McMoRan Co. Experience working in several countries including India, France, USA, and countries in Africa.

Expertise: Start-ups, international financial accounting, mergers and acquisitions. Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS. Financial planning, accounting and forecasting.

Education: MBA (Sulfolk University), B.A.Sc (Ohio Dominican College)

Industrial Experience: More than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry. Several years of experience in the area of sales and marketing. Experience in cGMP process scale up and compliance.

Professional Expertise: While in Pharm-eco, managed a team of 165 employees. Certified Professional in Current Good Laboratory Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices.