Robert J. Carpenter M.S., MBA
Mr. Carpenter has served on our Board of Directors since May 2009 and previously served as Chair of the Board through December 2023. Mr. Carpenter also currently serves as the Chairman of Hydra Biosciences LLC, or Hydra Biosciences, a privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. From 1992 until 2015, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Boston Medical Investors, Inc., a venture capital firm. Mr. Carpenter has founded and served in executive management and board roles at numerous biotechnology companies, including Olaris Inc., Integrated Genetics and GelTex Pharmaceuticals, both of which merged with Genzyme Corporation, and VacTex Corp., which was acquired by Aquila Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Carpenter also served as a director of Genzyme Corporation from 1994 to 2010. Mr. Carpenter received his B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, his M.S. in computer science from Stanford University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.