Board of Directors
Mary Ann Gray
Mary Ann Gray, Ph.D., has served as a member of our Board of Directors since September 2010. Since 2003, Dr. Gray has served as President of Gray Strategic Advisors, LLC, which provides strategic consulting services to the biotechnology industry. From 1999 to 2003, Dr. Gray was Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager for the Federated Kaufmann Fund. Prior to 1999, Dr. Gray led biotechnology equity research groups at Raymond James & Associates, Warburg Dillon Read, and Kidder Peabody. Dr. Gray currently serves on the Boards of Directors of two other publicly traded biopharmaceutical companies, Dyax Corp. and Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. At Dyax she is also the lead independent director. Dr. Gray holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Vermont and a B.S. in biology from University of South Carolina. Dr. Gray brings to the Board her experience as a financial analyst and portfolio manager in the biotechnology industry, as well as a background in scientific research. In addition, through her past and current service as a director for other development stage biotechnology companies Dr. Gray expands the Board's exposure to corporate and board governance practices at peer companies.
