Has 13 years of startup experience; founded 3 biotech companies, recruited and built management teams, business development and licensing functions; raised > $27M in capital; created successful strategic and developmental partnerships; developed and led clinical trials teams through two successful IND applications and the successful completion of a Phase I clinical trial. Dr. Long co-founded FreeStride and is the company’s operational manager.

More than 16 years of startup experience; co-founded 6 biotech start-ups; helped raise more than $61M in private capital and public funding. He was a founding member of Accuri Cytometers Inc. (recently acquired for $206M by BD Biosciences). Dr. Olson is a co-founder of FreeStride and has established the corporate strategy and been the lead for fund raising activities.

Has 14 years startup experience; Key roles: Director of Marketing HealthMedia Inc., VP of Marketing Healtheon/WebMD, Senior Market Research Analyst Baylor Healthcare. Responsibilities included: strategic planning, brand and campaign management, product marketing, market launch, communications & advertising, new market development, and public relations. Ms Bashshur is a co-founder of FreeStride and is the company’s Chief Marketing & Sales Officer

Has 18 years of startup experience; 10 years in life sciences. industry. As Director of Finance at Atterocor he established and led the financial operations of the company from inception through seed and Series A ($16M) fund raising. Eric holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Corporate Strategy and is a licensed CPA in the state of California.