Board of Directors

 

Jeff Williams

Jeff is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at Clinipace [read bio]

John Crumpler

John is co-founder of Hatteras Venture Partners. Formerly a successful software entrepreneur, he was founder and CEO of E-Comm, Inc. John also served on the Economic Development Board of the State of North Carolina. In addition to serving on the board of Clinipace, he is responsible for strategy, administration, and operations of Hatteras Venture Partners.

Christy Shaffer, Ph.D.

Christy is the President and CEO of Inspire Pharmaceuticals and a seasoned pharmaceutical executive and Ph.D. scientist with extensive experience in directing complex drug development processes for innovative products. Under Dr. Shaffer’s tenure, Inspire became a publicly traded company in 2000, raising $76 million, and has completed five subsequent equity financings, raising an additional $354 million.

Jeremy Mario

Jeremy serves as Principal, Private Equity Investments for Mario Family Partners and has more than ten years experience in the pharmaceutical and health care fields, ranging from clinical development services to marketing and research. For the past nine years he has managed the private equity portfolio of Mario Family Partners, a diversified asset management company that specializes in early-stage biotech ventures. Jeremy has extensive expertise in helping early stage companies refine business plans and capitalization goals.

Rick Widin

Rick is Vice President, Corporate Affairs & General Counsel for Campbell Alliance and has more than 25 years of legal and business experience in corporate and law firm settings, as general counsel or vice president of Business and Legal Affairs for numerous firms, large and small, including General Electric, CSX Corporation, Siebel Systems, and the law firm of White and Case. At Campbell Alliance, Mr. Widin manages all of the company’s legal, risk management and geographic expansion activities.