Team

Leadership, Insight, Innovation.

Rodolphe Barrangou, PhD

Rodolphe Barrangou, PhD

Scientific Advisory Board

T. R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University

Matthew Boyer

Matthew Boyer

Chief Financial Officer

Matt has extensive finance, accounting and operational experience in the asset management industry.

Antonio Chow

Antonio Chow

Asia Regional Advisor

Antonio serves as the firm's Regional Advisor in Asia.

Glenda Crumpler

Glenda Crumpler

Executive Assistant

Glenda's broad strong organization skills help keep Pappas Capital running smoothly.

Drew Cutshaw, MD

Drew Cutshaw, MD

Senior Associate and Medical Officer

Patrick Daly

Patrick Daly

Executive-in-Residence

Patrick is a seasoned global executive with a proven track record of entrepreneurship, building winning cultures and growing companies small and large.

Lisa Dreyer

Lisa Dreyer

Senior Associate, Operations

Lisa brings a depth of experience in finance and operations from her years in the Alternative Investments industry.

Charles Gersbach, PhD

Charles Gersbach, PhD

Scientific Advisory Board

John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, Director of the Duke Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, and Director of the Duke Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies

Brian Gibbs, PhD

Brian Gibbs, PhD

Investment Analyst and Deal Flow Manager

Brian has a strong scientific background and is actively involved in evaluating investment opportunities at Pappas Capital.

Miranda Gottlieb

Miranda Gottlieb

Venture Partner

Miranda has extensive experience working with early-stage companies in the US and Asia.

Phillip Graham

Phillip Graham

Senior Associate

Phill brings extensive early-stage investing experience across the technology and life sciences sectors.

Mike Grey

Mike Grey

Venture Partner

Mike’s extensive company management background enables him to bring an operational viewpoint to new deal opportunities and existing portfolio companies.

Franz Humer, PhD

Franz Humer, PhD

Venture Partner and Senior Advisor

Dr. Humer brings a wealth of leadership experience from the pharmaceutical and life science industries.

Russel Kaufman, MD

Russel Kaufman, MD

Venture Partner

With long-standing interests in both basic and applied cancer research, Russel has held leadership positions in national academic organizations in internal medicine.

Elizabeth Kelly

Elizabeth Kelly

Managing Director

Elizabeth has more than a decade of experience working with early-stage life science and technology companies.

Stanley Lau

Stanley Lau

Special Advisor

Stanley has over 40 years of business and healthcare experience in China and internationally.

Karen LeVert

Karen LeVert

Venture Partner

Karen has a long history of developing early stage technologies and launching them into the marketplace.

Ernie Mario, PhD

Ernie Mario, PhD

Venture Partner

Ernie has 45 years of experience in the research-based pharmaceutical industry.

Tom Mathers

Tom Mathers

Partner

Tom has more than 28 years of executive management experience in the life sciences and medical device industry.

Vicky McCauley

Vicky McCauley

Administrative Assistant

Vicky's steady support helps our team get the details right.

Donald McDonnell, PhD

Donald McDonnell, PhD

Scientific Advisory Board

Glaxo Welcome Professor of Molecular Cancer Biology at the Duke University School of Medicine and Associate Director of Translational Research at the Duke Cancer Institute

Barry Myers, MD, PhD

Barry Myers, MD, PhD

Senior Venture Partner

Barry has been a member of the Duke University faculty for 29 years. His broad base of expertise enables him to provide a distinctive view on portfolio companies.

Art Pappas

Art Pappas

Managing Partner

Art has over 40 years of operating experience as a pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry executive and venture capital investor in life science companies.

Nick Pappas

Nick Pappas

Venture Partner

Nick has more than 20 years of early-stage healthcare and technology venture investing experience.

Manesh Patel, MD

Manesh Patel, MD

Scientific Advisory Board

Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Director of the Duke Heart Center; 2023 American Heart Association Physician of the year

William Pay

William Pay

Venture Partner

William has extensive life science investment and operating experience across the US, Europe and Asia.

David Savello, PhD

David Savello, PhD

Venture Advisor

Dave has an extensive career, holding senior level positions at companies such as Glaxo Inc., Glaxo Wellcome Inc., Warner Lambert Corporation and Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd.

Victor Shi, PhD

Victor Shi, PhD

Special Advisor

Victor has deep operating and investing experience with early-stage companies in Asia.

Richard Staub

Richard Staub

Venture Partner

Richard brings a wealth of experience and insight to Pappas Capital gained from his long career as a senior executive in the CRO industry.

Thyagi Thyagarajan

Thyagi Thyagarajan

Special Advisor

Thyagi has an in-depth knowledge of Asia and Asian markets, and a unique east-west perspective from working in both developed and emerging markets.

Bob White

Bob White

Senior Advisor

Bob has an extensive background in the medical device industry, including the successful sale of TYRX to Medtronic in 2013.

Tina Wong-Russell

Tina Wong-Russell

Advisor

Tina brings a global perspective to Pappas Capital from years of working in Europe, Latin and North America, and especially Asia.

Ford Worthy

Ford Worthy

Partner and Senior Advisor

Ford is a lawyer with an extensive background in finance and accounting, and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Pappas Capital.

Peter Young

Peter Young

Senior Venture Partner

Peter has 40 years of experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and leads the firm's efforts in translational medicine.

Catherine Yue, PhD

Catherine Yue, PhD

Associate

Catherine has a decade of experience working with research institutes and early-stage startups in the deeptech area