Sean Bohen, M.D., Ph.D. has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since September 2020. In September of 2020, Dr. Bohen joined Gyroscope Therapeutics, Ltd. as a non-executive director. In August 2019, Dr. Bohen joined AltruBio, Inc. (then AbGenomics, Inc.) as a non-executive director and continues in that role. From September 2015 to April 2019, Dr. Bohen served as the Executive Vice President, Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer at AstraZeneca PLC. From June 2003 to July 2015, he held a number of senior leadership roles at Genentech, Inc., including Senior Vice President, Early Development, Genentech Research and Early Development. Prior to Genentech, Dr. Bohen was a Clinical Instructor in Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine from October 2002 to December 2011, a research associate at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from July 2000 to June 2003 and a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute from January through December 1995. Dr. Bohen received a B.S. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Biophysics and M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. We believe Dr. Bohen is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry as an executive officer, as well as the perspective and experience he brings as our President and Chief Executive Officer.
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Shane Kovacs has served as our Chief Operating and Financial Officer since June 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Kovacs served as Chief Business and Financial Officer at BlueRock Therapeutics LP from September 2018 to March 2020. Mr. Kovacs served as Managing Director, Head of Biotechnology Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets from May 2017 to September 2018. From June 2013 to May 2017, Mr. Kovacs served in various positions at PTC Therapeutics, Inc., including Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; Head of Corporate Development; and director of PTC Therapeutics International Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Therapeutics, Inc. From March 2004 to May 2013, Mr. Kovacs served in various positions at Credit Suisse, including Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking. Mr. Kovacs received a B.Eng. in chemical engineering and a B.S. in life sciences from Queen’s University and an M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario.
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