The Saladax Board of Directors consists of the Company founders and the following individuals:
Joel Gross is a veteran of more than 25 years in finance and was a highly ranked Wall Street analyst for seven years. He currently is a consultant and investor, and is a guest speaker at several universities. Mr. Gross graduated with honors from Rutgers University with a B.S. in economics and has an M.B.A. with honors from Penn State.
Kevin Harter is Executive Chairman of Saladax. Mr. Harter was a co-founder and Senior Vice President of the Life Sciences Greenhouse, managing a portfolio of early-stage biotech, device, and diagnostic companies. He has been a founder, principal or a member of executive management of a number of healthcare companies, including Keystone Medical Systems, Pennsylvania Blue Shield, ybn.com, and Personal Medical Records, Inc. He has held more than a dozen board seats in technology and financial companies. He holds a B.S. and MBA from the Pennsylvania State University.
James F. Hensel is Senior Vice President at Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC). Mr. Hensel founded the medical device company, HemCon, Inc., was a partner at the law firm of Ater Wynne in Portland, Oregon, and most recently served as CEO and President of Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. (PK:INFO). He is a board member of several private and nonprofit companies. Mr. Hensel holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law.
Enrico Petrillo, M.D., is Managing Director of Excel Venture Management. He has over 20 years of experience as a venture investor, healthcare consultant, entrepreneur, and physician. He initiated multiple investments in life science companies, including Aileron, MedVentive, US Genomics, BioTrove, Quovadx (now Healthvision), eBenX (acquired by SHPS), and Morphotek (acquired by Eisai) and serves on multiple boards. Dr. Petrillo is a current advisor to the U.S. Department of Defense and serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University. Dr. Petrillo earned both his undergraduate and M.D. degrees from Tufts University, and completed his internship and residency at Harvard-affiliated hospitals in Boston.