Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is charged both with guiding our company and advocating on behalf of the patients and caregivers we serve.
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Richard Lowenthal is a co-founder of ARS Pharma and has served as its President and a member of the ARS Pharma Board since ARS Pharma’s inception in August 2015 (more…)
Director and Chair of the Board
Dr. Pratik Shah has served as a member of the ARS Board since April 2016 and was appointed as the first Chair of the ARS Board in September 2018. Dr. Shah has also served as the (more…)
Director
Dr. Peter Kolchinsky has served as a member of the ARS Board since August 2021. Dr. Kolchinsky is a founder and Managing Partner at RA Capital Management, L.P., a multi-stage (more…)
Director
Dr. Rajeev Dadoo has served as a member of the ARS Board since August 2021. Since September 2020, Dr. Dadoo is managing partner of SR One Capital Management, L.P. Mr. Dadoo (more…)
Director
Brent Saunders has served as a member of the ARS Board since May 2021. Mr. Saunders has served as the Executive Chairman of the board of directors of The Beauty Health Company (more…)
Director
Phillip Schneider has served as a member of the ARS Board since May 2019. Mr. Schneider previously served as a director of Pfenex Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology products company (more…)
Director
Michael Kelly has served as a member of the ARS Board since May 2019. From March 2016 to June 2019, Mr. Kelly served as President of U.S. Operations for Adapt Pharma, Inc., (more…)
Director
Jonathan Leff has served as a member of the ARS Board since September 2018. Mr. Leff has also served as a member of the board of directors of Larimar Therapeutics, Inc (more…)
Director
Laura Shawver has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Silverback and member of the Silverback Board since April 2020. Dr. Shawver has also served as a member of the board (more…)
Director
Peter Thompson is a Partner at OrbiMed Advisors LLC, an investment firm. He was one of the co-founders of Silverback and served as the Chair of the Silverback Board (more…)
Director
Saqib Islam was a member of the Silverback Board since July 2017. Mr. Islam has also served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Springworks Therapeutics, Inc. since August 2018 (more…)
Laura Shawver, Ph.D.
Director
Laura Shawver has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Silverback and member of the Silverback Board since April 2020. Dr. Shawver has also served as a member of the board (more…)