Management Team
Desmond
Mascarenhas, Chief Executive Officer
Mascarenhas
has over twenty-five years of technical, IP and business experience
in the biomedical sector. He has managed development projects
in the biopharmaceutical, agricultural and specialty chemical
areas. Prior to founding Bioexpertise, Inc., Ontherix, Inc. and
Protigen, Inc. he held Research and Intellectual Property portfolios
at Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. His original research work has
been published in leading professional journals, and he has been
awarded over thirty patents. He has taught biotechnology and
drug development courses through the U.C. Berkeley Extension
program since 1990. Mascarenhas earned a doctorate in Biochemistry
while a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and was a post-doctoral
research affiliate at Stanford University.
Sally Vander
Veer, Senior Vice-President of Operations
Vander
Veer has 20 years of experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical
industry. She holds a degree in Chemistry and Business. Vander
Veer worked for 14 years in the pharmaceutical sector and has
held positions in Medical and Scientific Affairs, sales, training,
analytical research and development, product development, quality
control and regulatory affairs. Recently, she has coordinated
the development of a number of key initiatives related to content
development, web-based product launch, member recruitment, survey
design, metrics, thought leader development, and Return on Educational
Investment (ROEI).
Bryan Brown,
Chief Financial Officer
Brown
owns a wide spectrum of financial experience, including helping
an investment banking firm build a new investment management
service, creating the business plan for a start-up company in
virtual reality-based entertainment, and helping a major Bay
Area based educational institution increase the profit potential
of certain business units. Prior to this, as Chief Financial
Officer, he was responsible for corporate financial, accounting,
taxation, risk, and legal/regulatory compliance matters, plus
systems and technology utilization, plant and equipment, personnel,
and other administrative functions for an inter-related group
of companies in the financial services sector. Mr. Brown previously
directed a national distribution center, with technology, operations,
budget, fulfillment, manufacturing, and service level responsibilities.
Oversight &
Advisory Groups
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