Kevin Rakin has served as a member of our board of directors since January 2007. Since January 2006 Mr Rakin has been an Executive-In-Residence at Canaan Partners and Interim CEO of Advanced BioHealing Inc. a Canaan portfolio company. Mr. Rakin co-founded Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc. and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from August 2002 until its merger with Clinical Data Inc. in October 2005. He also served as Genaissance's President and CFO from October 2000 to August 2002 and prior to that as its Executive Vice President & CFO. From 1990 to December 1997 Mr. Rakin served as a Principal at the Stevenson Group a consulting firm where he provided financial and strategic planning services to high-growth technology companies and venture capital firms. From 1982 to 1990 Mr. Rakin was a manager with the entrepreneurial services group of Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Rakin holds a B.S. in business and a M.S. in finance from the University of Cape Town and a M.B.A. from Columbia University. |