Our
People

LEADERSHIP

Shankar Musunuri PhD, MBA

Chairman of the Board, CEO & Co-founder

Arun Upadhyay PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Head of Research, Development and Medical

Mike Shine MBA

SVP, Commercial

Michael Breininger CPA, MBA, LSSBB

Corporate Controller

Zara Gaudioso SHRM-CP

Head of HR, Chief of Staff

Ranjit R. Deshmukh PhD

VP, Manufacturing and Supply

Tiffany J. Hamilton MBA

Head of Corporate Communications

Jyothy Pillai MS

Head of Regulatory & Quality

Huma Qamar MD, MPH, CMI

Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs

Jesse Simmers

Head of IT & Facilities

Board of directors

Kirsten M. Castillo

Director

Prabhavathi Fernandes PhD

Director

Uday Kompella PhD

Co-founder and Director

Ramesh Kumar PhD

Director

Shankar Musunuri PhD, MBA

Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-founder

Junge (John) Zhang PhD

Director

Marna C. Whittington PhD

Director

Business Advisory Board

Senator Pat Toomey
Ambassador Joseph W. Westphal PhD
Dennis Carey PhD

RETINA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

David Boyer MD
Carl D. Regillo MD, FACS
Mark Pennesi MD, PhD
Geeta Lalwani MD

VACCINE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

Satish Chandran PhD
David Fajgenbaum MD, MBA, MSc, FCPP
Bruce D. Forrest MB, BS, MD, MBA
Catherine Pachuk PhD
Harvey Rubin MD, PhD
Susan Weiss PhD