Board of Directors

Kevin Tang is the President of Tang Capital Management, LLC, a life sciences-focused investment company he founded in 2002. From 2014 through its acquisition by Innoviva, Inc. in 2022, he was Chairman of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company. In 2013, Mr. Tang founded Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer through 2022. He co-founded Heron Therapeutics, Inc. in 2009 and served as Director from 2009 to 2012 and Chairman from 2012 to 2020. From 2009 through its acquisition by Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2010, Mr. Tang was a director of Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. In 2006, he co-founded Ardea Biosciences, Inc. and served as a director through its acquisition by AstraZeneca PLC in 2012.

From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Tang served as a director of Trimeris, Inc. From 1993 to 2001, he was a research analyst at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, Inc., an investment banking firm, and most recently was a Managing Director and head of the firm’s Life Sciences research group. Mr. Tang received a B.S. degree from Duke University. Our Board has concluded that Mr. Tang should serve as a director based on his experience forming and building biotechnology companies, serving as a director of biotechnology companies and serving as a manager of funds specializing in the area of life sciences.

Jeffrey A. Bailey has served on the board of Aberdeen Investments since 2023. From 2020 through its acquisition by Aberdeen Investments in 2023, he was Chairman of Tekla Capital Management LLC. Mr. Bailey also served as the Chairman of Aileron Therapeutics Inc. from 2017 to 2023 until the merger with Lung Therapeutics, Inc. He has held multiple President, Chief Executive Officer, and leadership roles at biotech and pharmaceutical companies where he oversaw improvements in strategic operations and led the organizations through successful acquisitions, including BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. from 2020 to 2022, Illuminoss Medical, Inc. from 2018 to 2020, Neurovance, Inc. from 2015 to 2017, Lantheus Medical Imaging from 2013 to 2015, including its IPO as CEO, and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. from 2011 to 2012.

From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Bailey served as Chief Commercial Officer at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he led more than 750 employees delivering more than $1.5 billion in annual sales. From 2008 to 2010, he was President and General Manager at Novartis, where he led a 1,000-member primary care and specialty pharma team delivering more than $825 million in annual sales. 

Mr. Bailey began his career in 1984 at the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies where he earned successive leadership roles over the course of 20 years. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University.

Kathy Goetz has more than 30 years of pharmaceutical and biotech experience. She is an accomplished commercial executive and board member with a strong command of the healthcare landscape and a record of commercial success. Ms. Goetz has demonstrated consistent results driving revenue and growth across diverse therapeutic areas and product lifecycle stages.

Ms. Goetz currently serves as a director at four funds managed by Aberdeen Investments, a registered investment adviser, supporting the fund’s family of four healthcare funds with $3 billion in investments predominantly in securities of public and private healthcare companies.

Ms. Goetz brings expertise in commercial strategy, business and product development, operational effectiveness, finance, corporate governance, and market access.

Most notably, she spent over 25 years with Novartis Pharmaceuticals, where she gained a breadth of experience and success throughout a diversity of advancing roles across the organization. Ms. Goetz served as VP and Head of Sales, where she led the U.S. Neuroscience Franchise commercial sales organization to deliver sales results while increasing productivity, efficiency, and growth across a $2.0 billion specialty portfolio. As Executive Director and Head of US Strategic Accounts, she led a crossfunctional team to deliver $1.2 billion in strategic account sales and business impact within Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence. Throughout her tenure at Novartis Ms. Goetz successfully held various roles, including strategic and market planning, marketing, sales, and leadership.

She has received numerous industry leadership awards, including the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Rising Star Award. Ms. Goetz graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Business Administration and Finance.

Peter Greenleaf currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Aurinia. From March 2018 to April 2019, he served as the CEO of Cerecor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now Avalo Therapeutics, Inc.). From March 2014 to February 2018, Mr. Greenleaf served as CEO and Chairman of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sucampo was focused on the development and commercialization of medicines to meet major unmet medical needs of patients worldwide and was sold in February 2018 to UK pharmaceutical company, Mallinckrodt PLC. From June 2013 to March 2014, he served as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Histogenics Corporation, a regenerative medicine company. From 2006 to 2013, Mr. Greenleaf was employed by MedImmune LLC, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, where he most recently served as President. From January 2010 to June 2013, he also served as President of MedImmune Ventures, a wholly-owned venture capital fund within the AstraZeneca Group.

Prior to serving as President of MedImmune, Mr. Greenleaf was Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations of the company, responsible for its commercial, corporate development, and strategy functions. He has also held senior commercial roles at Centocor, Inc. (now Jansen Biotechnology, Johnson & Johnson) from 1998 to 2006 and at Boehringer Mannheim (now Roche Holdings) from 1996 to 1998.

Mr. Greenleaf previously partnered with Governor Martin O’Malley to chair the Maryland Venture Fund Authority, whose vision was to oversee the implementation of Invest Maryland, a public-private partnership to spur venture capital investment in the state. In addition, he has extensive public and private board experience and has served in leadership roles on both BIO and PhRMA throughout the years. Mr. Greenleaf earned an MBA from St. Joseph’s University and a B.S. from Western Connecticut State University.

Craig Johnson has more than 30 years of experience serving in senior financial management roles and governing corporations, primarily in the biotechnology industry. He has served as a director of Heron Therapeutics, Inc. since 2014.

Mr. Johnson previously served as a director of Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. from 2013 until its acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2024, and as a director of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company from 2013 until its acquisition by Innoviva, Inc. in 2022. He served as a director of Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. from 2017 to 2022, as a director of Decipher Biosciences, Inc. from 2015 to 2018, and as a director of Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Johnson served as a director of Ardea Biosciences, Inc. from 2008 until its acquisition by AstraZeneca PLC in 2012. 

He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. from 2004 until its sale to Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. in 2009, and then as Vice President of a wholly owned subsidiary of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. from 2009 to 2010. From 1994 to 2004, Mr. Johnson held various positions at MitoKor, Inc., concluding his service as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations. He practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with Price Waterhouse, and he received a B.B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Tina S. Nova, Ph.D. is a dynamic life sciences executive renowned for her innovation and visionary leadership in the field of biosciences and molecular diagnostics. With a career spanning nearly four decades, Dr. Nova has led three companies from inception through the IPO process followed by two successful major acquisitions. She has deep experience in product development, laboratory operations, R&D, product commercialization, sales, marketing, managed care, and human resources. 

As former President and Chief Executive Officer of Decipher Biosciences, Inc. from 2018 to 2021, Dr. Nova helped spearhead transformative advancements in urologic cancer diagnostics, culminating in the company's acquisition by Veracyte, Inc. for $600 million in 2021. She also served as President of Veracyte from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Nova was President and Chief Executive Officer of Molecular Stethoscope, Inc. from 2015 to 2018, and was Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Illumina, Inc. from 2014 to 2015. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Genoptix, Inc. from 2000 to 2014, leading their IPO in 2008 and acquisition by Novartis for $330 million in 2011. From 1984 to 2000, Dr. Nova served in various roles at Hybritech Incorporated, Selective Genetics, Inc. and Nanogen, Inc. 

She has been a director of several public and private companies throughout her career, including serving as board chairman and executive chairman. Dr. Nova has been a contributing member and has chaired several life science board committees, including Compensation, ESG, Nominating and Governance, Human Resources, and Audit and Finance. She has received several leadership awards, including the WEDO Women Entrepreneur’s Pioneer Award, the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Life Sciences award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Athena Health. Dr. Nova has published numerous research articles and holds several patents. She earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine, and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Nova conducted her Postdoctoral Research at New York University Medical Center.