Steven R. Deitcher, MD, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors for Hana Biosciences in August 2007. Dr. Deitcher originally joined Hana as Executive Vice President of Development and Chief Medical Officer in May 2007. From 2004 until he joined Hana, Dr. Deitcher served as Vice President, Chief Medical Scientist at Nuvelo where he was responsible for clinical development and medical affairs. Dr. Deitcher has more than 15 years of experience as a practicing physician in hematology, medical oncology and vascular medicine. Dr. Deitcher was formerly the head of the section of hematology and coagulation medicine in the department of hematology/oncology and director of research in the department of vascular medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. While at The Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Deitcher was hematology medical director for the Network for Oncology Communication and Research. Prior to that, he spent four years at The University of Tennessee in positions including associate chairman, department of medicine; director, combined pediatric and adult thrombosis clinic; and director, special coagulation laboratory. Dr. Deitcher earned his B.S. and M.D. in the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University Medical School. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital and completed his fellowship training in hematology and medical oncology at New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Deitcher is a member of several medical societies, including The American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, and is a fellow of the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology. He has published more than 185 journal papers, abstracts and book chapters and has made more than 35 scientific conference presentations. He was the founding editor-in-chief of the journal Current Hematology Reports.
Nishan de Silva, M.D. became a director at Hana Biosciences in June 2010. Dr. de Silva joined Warburg Pincus in 2003 and serves as a Principal with a focus on healthcare investments. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, he worked in healthcare venture capital at Sprout Group and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Dr. de Silva is currently a director of Allos Therapeutics. Dr. de Silva holds an M.D. from The University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. in Healthcare Management from The Wharton School, and an A.B. in Biology from Harvard College.
Andrew K. Ferrer
Associate, Warburg Pincus
Andrew K. Ferrer became a director at Hana Biosciences in June 2010. Mr. Ferrer joined Warburg Pincus in 2009 and is a member of the HealthCare Group which focuses on investments in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, healthcare services and medical devices. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, he worked at Berkshire Partners and Goldman Sachs, where he was in the Private Equity Group. Mr. Ferrer received an A.B. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and Internal Affairs and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Howard Furst, MD, MBA
Partner, Deerfield Management
Howard Furst, MD, MBA, became a director at Hana in December 2009. Dr. Furst has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry and is currently a partner at Deerfield Management. He joined Deerfield Management in 2007 to work on structured transactions in Deerfield's Private Design and Special Situations Funds. Prior to joining Deerfield Management in 2007, Dr. Furst was a portfolio manager for the healthcare group at Magnetar Capital, an investment fund, from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Magnetar Capital, Dr. Furst was a principal at Maverick Capital, an investment firm, where he was primarily responsible for managing the firm's investments in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Dr. Furst received his M.D. from the New York University School of Medicine, an M.B.A. with a dual concentration in finance and healthcare administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Furst also serves as a director of NitroMed, Inc., a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company.
Jonathan S. Leff
Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
Jonathan S. Leff became a director at Hana Biosciences in June 2010. Mr. Leff joined Warburg Pincus in 1996. He is a member of the HealthCare Group and leads the firm's investment efforts in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, he was a consultant at Oliver, Wyman & Co. Mr. Leff received an A.B. in government from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Leff is also a director of Allos Therapeutics, Inspire Pharmaceuticals, InterMune, Rib-X, and ZymoGenetics. Mr. Leff also serves on the Board of Directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, and he serves as chairman of the Medical Industry Group of the National Venture Capital Association. In addition, Mr. Leff is a director of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Columbia University Medical Center.
Paul V. Maier
Independent Financial Consultant
From 1992-2007, Mr. Maier served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-held biopharmaceutical company based in San Diego, CA. Prior to joining Ligand, Mr. Maier served as Vice President, Finance at DFS West, a division of DFS Group, L.P., a private multinational retailer. Previously, Mr. Maier held various positions in finance and administration at ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical and biotechnology research products company, and its subsidiary SPI Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Maier is currently an independent financial consultant and serves as a director on the boards of Pure Bioscience, Inc. and International Stem Cell Corp., both publicly-held companies. Mr. Maier received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University.
Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Leon E. Rosenberg, M.D., a director of Hana since February 2004, has been a Professor in the Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Public Affairs since 1997. Since 1999, he has also been Professor Adjunct of Genetics at Yale University School of Medicine. From 1997 to 1998, Dr. Rosenberg served as Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs of Bristol−Myers Squibb Company, and from 1991 to 1997, Dr. Rosenberg served as President of the Bristol−Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, where he was responsible for the company's worldwide pharmaceutical research and development. Prior to Bristol−Myers Squibb, Dr. Rosenberg was Dean of the Yale University School of Medicine from 1984 to 1991. Dr. Rosenberg also serves on the Boards of Directors of Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (since 1997), Karo Bio AB (since 2000), and Medicines for Malaria Venture (since 2000).
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