Decision Makers
Board of Directors
David B. McWilliams has served as Director since August 2004. From August 2004 to June 2008 Mr. McWilliams also served as president and chief executive officer of Opexa. From December 2003 until August 2004, Mr. McWilliams was a private investor. From June 2003 to December 2003, Mr. McWilliams served as president and chief executive officer of Bacterial Barcodes, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company. Mr. McWilliams currently serves as a director of Novelos Therapeutics, Inc., and on the boards of ApoCell Biosciences and the Houston Technology Center. Mr. McWilliams received an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, from Washington and Jefferson College.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Houston Technology Center |
CEO, Opexa Therapeutics |
Current |
| Apocell, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Houston Technology Center |
Director |
Current |
| Fairway Medical Technologies, Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Management Consultant |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
MBA In Finance |
Former |
| Washington & Jefferson College |
B.A. In Chemistry |
Former |
| Jefferson College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Coo |
Current |
| Opexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Operations |
Former |
| Opexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
Ph.D. Degree In Biochemistry |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
M.S. Degree In Genetics |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
B.S. Degree In Animal Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Cfo |
Current |
| Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| LifeCell Corporation |
|
Former |
Donna Rill has nearly 30 years of extensive clinical and research laboratory experience in cell and gene therapy research and clinical application, immunological techniques and assessment, microbiology, diagnostic virology, experimental design and method development and implementation. She brings her expertise in the areas of laboratory development and operations, FDA cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) and regulatory compliance, quality control/assurance system development and clinical Standards of Practice. She has worked to design, and qualify cGMP Cell & Gene Therapy Laboratories, cGMP Vector Production facilities, and Translational Research Labs at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Texas Children¹s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.
Ms. Rill has held the positions of laboratory director of cell and gene therapy, Translational Research Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine; associate scientist/lab manager of the Bone Marrow Transplant Research Laboratory, and the GMP Cell & Gene Therapy Laboratories, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; education coordinator and clinical instructor, department of clinical laboratory, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center and University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences. Most recently, she was the director of quality systems and process development at Opexa Pharmaceuticals.
Ms. Rill received her B.S. in medical technology from the University of Tennessee, Memphis.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Baylor College of Medicine |
Director of Translational Research |
Former |
| Opexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Director of Quality Systems and Process Development |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Plx Pharma Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
MBA |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bba |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Palantir Group, Ltd |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Medivation, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mdb Capital Group LLC |
Managing Director of Investment Banking |
Former |
| Gilford Securities Inc. |
Co-Head of Life Sciences Corporate Finance |
Former |
| The University of Western Ontario |
M.D. Degree |
Former |
| The University of Western Ontario |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
Former |
Mr. Randall has served as our Director since September 4, 2007. Mr. Randall is an independent financial consultant and previously was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation, a development-stage drug development company, from 2004 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Randall served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of i-STAT Corporation, a publicly-traded manufacturer of medical diagnostic devices that was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in 2004. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Randall was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CFM Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Mr. Randall currently serves on the boards of directors of Point 5 Technologies, Inc., Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc., Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. and Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Randall received a B.S. in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Athersys, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LP Technologies |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Cfm Technologies, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Cfm Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Quadsystems |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Northeastern University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
B.S. In Accounting |
Former |
Mr. Richman is currently the President and COO of Amplimmune, a product-driven company using technology from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the development of immune-based biologics to treat patients in the areas of cancer, autoimmunity, transplantation, and infectious diseases.
Previously, Mr. Richman was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Macrogenics, Inc, a privately held biotechnology company engaged in the development of immune-based products including monoclonal antibodies to treat patients with cancer, autoimmune disorders, allergy, or infectious diseases and vaccines to prevent infections in healthy individuals. Prior to Macrogenics, he held various positions at Medimmune from 1996 to 2002 including the position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Administration. Mr. Richman also served in a variety of business development and intellectual property positions at Chiron from 1987 through 1996, including the position of Director of Corporate Business Development. Mr. Richman holds an M.S.B.A in International Business from San Francisco State University and a B.S. from the University of California at Davis
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Macrogenics, Inc. |
Current |
| Davis Bioscience Associates |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Macrogenics, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Macrogenics, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| MedImmune, Inc. |
Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Administration |
Former |
| Chiron |
Senior Vice President Corporate Development |
Former |
| San Francisco State University |
M.S.B.A. in International Business |
Former |
| Msba |
B.S. In Genetics, Molecular Biology |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
B.S. |
Former |
Scott B. Seaman has served as a Director of since April, 2006. Mr. Seaman currently serves as the executive director and treasurer of the Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation of Houston, Texas, a private foundation primarily supporting institutions in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Since January 1996 to present, Mr. Seaman has served as the chief financial officer of Chaswil Ltd., an investment management company. Since September 1986, Mr. Seaman has served as secretary and treasurer of M & A Properties Inc., a ranching and real estate concern. Since January 2003, Mr. Seaman has served as chairman and, since July 2004, president of ICT Management Inc., the general partner of Impact Composite Technology Ltd., a composite industry supplier. Mr. Seaman serves on the board of GeneExcel, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company. Since May 2004, Mr. Seaman has served as a Member of the Investment Committee of Global Hedged Equity Fund LP, a hedge fund. Mr. Seaman received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University and is a certified public accountant.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Geneexcel Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |