•Associate Professor, Biological Engineering & Dermatology - University of Missouri; 15+ years of experience in biomedical optics specializing in photoacoustic technology
•NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Dermatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
•Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Beckman Laser Institute, UC Irvine
•Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, OGI School of Science and Engineering, Oregon Health & Science Universit

•Extensive experience in biopharmaceutical product discovery, R&D
•Involved in many early stage companies as co-founder, director, officer, private investor and venture capitalist
•Companies involved with include the Upjohn Company, Centocor, Inc., Palingen, Inc. and Dynavax. Partner at venture capital fund Charter Life Sciences.
•Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
•M.D. , University of Chicago

•Founding Partner, Morpheus Capital Advisors
•Managing Director, BT Alex Brown, Smith Barney
•Vice President, Drexel Burnham’s restructuring group
•Involved in numerous life sciences start-ups including Proliferon, which was purchased by Alexion Pharmaceuticals
•Served on numerous corporate boards and was a mentor to the Southern California Biomedical Council
•Boston College, BS; Columbia Business School, MBA

•Senior Vice President, Morpheus Capital Advisors
•Co-founder, The Rubicon Group, a financial consulting firm
•Vice President of Business Development, Broadband Sports, an internet start-up focused on sports related content and commerce
•Investment banker, SG Cowen’s Technology and Media & Entertainment Investment Banking Groups
•Dartmouth College, AB; Duke University, MBA