Monopar Therapeutics MNPR

Dr. Robinson is a co-founder and has been our CEO and a Board Member of ours and our predecessor, Monopar Therapeutics, LLC, since its inception in December 2014. Dr. Robinson leverages his interests in medicine, science, and finance to help bring new therapeutics to patients. The compound Dr. Robinson researched at Northwestern University as an undergraduate and published on in Science completed a Phase 3 clinical trial for Wilson disease, meeting its primary endpoint; he is now helping advance it to an NDA filing at Monopar. Among his previous experiences, Dr. Robinson worked in 2008 at Onyx Pharmaceuticals in their Nexavar marketing division; from 2008 to 2009 as a co-manager of a healthcare clinic in San Jose, CA; from 2006 to 2007 at Bear Stearns investment bank; and from 2004 to present as Founder and President of an undergraduate research focused non-profit. He was previously a co-founder and CEO of Tactic Pharma, a co-founder and Board Member of Wilson Therapeutics (acquired by Alexion, now AstraZeneca), and is currently on the board of Northwestern University's Chemistry of Life Processes Institute. Dr. Robinson graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University, and earned an MSc in International Health Policy and Health Economics from the London School of Economics on a Fulbright Scholarship, an MBA from Cambridge University on a Gates Scholarship, and an MD from Stanford University.

Mr. Cittadine has been our Chief Operating Officer since June 2021. Mr. Cittadine is an experienced healthcare executive and serial entrepreneur with a successful track record of identifying, founding, and building healthcare businesses from concept to commercialization to acquisition by Fortune Global 1000 firms. From 2020 to 2021, Mr. Cittadine was the principal of Alatri Group, a consulting company, advising Monopar along with other life sciences companies. From 2011 to 2020, Mr. Cittadine was the Chief Executive Officer of Diagnostic Photonics, Inc., a VC-backed developer and manufacturer of advanced imaging systems for oncology surgery and diagnostics. Prior to that he was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of American BioOptics, a developer of advanced oncology diagnostic test and screening systems for GI cancers, which was acquired by Olympus Medical. Prior to that, Mr. Cittadine was interim Chief Executive Officer of Sonarmed Inc., an angel and venture-backed critical care company developing neonatal respiratory monitoring systems which was acquired by Medtronic and was a co-founder and Vice President of Marketing at Sensant Corp., a Silicon Valley, angel-backed oncology imaging startup developing 3D ultrasound imaging systems, which was acquired by Siemens Medical. Mr. Cittadine received his BA, BS, and MS from Stanford and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

Mr. Vu has been our Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Principal Financial Officer since March 2025. He brings over 20 years of corporate and financial strategy, investment banking and public company experience. Prior to joining Monopar, and since 2019, Mr. Vu provided strategic and financial advisory services through his own consulting firm, Melius BioPharma Consulting LLC. He also served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer of Ocugen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCGN) in 2023. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer of 180 Life Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: ATNF) from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Vu served as Vice President and Head of Strategy and Corporate & Business Development at Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-traded specialty pharmaceutical company acquired by Indivior PLC (LSE: INDV.L). Prior to Opiant, he held leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Impax Laboratories, Inc., Elevance Health, Inc. (formerly Anthem, Inc.) and Amgen, Inc. Earlier in his career, he worked in the healthcare corporate finance and M&A departments at bulge-bracket investment banks, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Vu received an MS in Legal Studies from Cornell University Law School and a BA in Economics from UCLA, graduating summa cum laude with College Honors and Economics Departmental Honors. He is also a Certified Treasury Professional (inactive).

Dr. Starr is a co-founder and has been our Executive Chairman and a Board Member of ours and our predecessor, Monopar Therapeutics, LLC, since its inception in December 2014. Dr. Starr was the Co-founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Raptor Pharmaceuticals (Raptor) (Nasdaq: RPTP), from its inception in 2006 through December 2014 and continued to serve Raptor as a member of its Board of Directors until Raptor was sold to Horizon Pharma plc in October 2016. The principal business of Raptor was the development and commercialization of treatments for rare diseases. Dr. Starr was also a co-founder of BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BioMarin) (Nasdaq: BMRN) in 1997 where he last served as Vice President of Research and Development until 2006. BioMarin is a fully-integrated multinational biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Starr earned a BS from Syracuse University and a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the State University of New York Health Science Center, in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Starr also currently serves on the boards of privately held Glycomine Inc. and Thiogenesis Therapeutics Corp., a Canadian public start-up biotech company.

Mr. Anderson has been a Board Member of ours since April 2017. Mr. Anderson served as a Board Member, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee at Raptor, a biopharmaceutical company, from its founding in 2006 to its acquisition in 2016. Mr. Anderson worked at Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc., a dermatological prescription drug formulation company, from July 2003 until he retired in June 2010. He most recently served as Dow's Managing Director from January 2009 to June 2010, and previously served as Dow's Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance and Administration. Prior to joining Dow in 2003, Mr. Anderson was Chief Financial Officer for Transurgical, Inc., a private ultrasound surgical system company. Prior to that, Mr. Anderson served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at BioMarin, a biopharmaceutical company, from June 1998 to January 2002. Mr. Anderson holds an MBA from Harvard University, an MS in administration from George Washington University and a BS in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy.

Ms. Tsuchimoto was our Chief Financial Officer from June 2015 until her retirement on June 30, 2024. Ms. Tsuchimoto has been a Board Member of ours since March 2023. Ms. Tsuchimoto spent over nine years at Raptor, a biopharmaceutical company, as its Chief Financial Officer from Raptor's inception in May 2006 until September 2012, as Raptor's Vice President of International Finance, Tax & Treasury from September 2012 to February 2015, and lastly as Raptor's Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Internal Controls from February to May 2015. Prior to Raptor, Ms. Tsuchimoto spent eight years at BioMarin, a biopharmaceutical company, and its predecessor, Glyko, Inc., where she held the positions of Vice President-Treasurer, Vice President-Controller and Controller. Ms. Tsuchimoto received a BS in Business Administration from San Francisco State University. Ms. Tsuchimoto also currently serves on the board of Thiogenesis Therapeutics Corp., a Canadian public start-up biotech company.

Ms. Talukdar has been a Board Member of ours since February 2025. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board identified Ms. Talukdar based on her extensive industry experience and her long-standing investment in the Company. Since April 2019, Ms. Talukdar has served as Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations at Moderna, a biotechnology company and leader in mRNA medicines. From her previous roles, she brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare and biotechnology investing, and financial strategy. Before joining Moderna, Ms. Talukdar was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), overseeing global healthcare investments in both private and public equities. She previously served as a Partner and Healthcare Equity Analyst at Lord Abbett & Co. She also held investment roles at MFS Investment Management, State Street Global Advisors and Fiduciary Trust International. Ms. Talukdar received her BS in Business Administration from the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and is a CFA charterholder.

Ms. Sweeny has served as Chief Commercial Officer of KalVista Pharmaceuticals since July 2023. Prior to this, she served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, from August 2020 to April 2023. Ms. Sweeny served as Vice President, Franchise Head, Rare Diseases of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., or Takeda, a biopharmaceutical company, from February 2019 to July 2020. Prior to Takeda, she served in several roles at Shire plc, a biopharmaceutical company acquired by Takeda, from August 2010 to January 2019, including Vice President, Head of US Marketing from September 2017 to January 2019 and Vice President, Global Product Strategy Lead from December 2016 to August 2017. Prior to joining Shire, Ms. Sweeny served in commercial positions of increasing responsibility at AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sanofi Genzyme Corporation. Ms. Sweeny received her BS in marketing from Boston College.

Ms. Rodriguez has been our Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer since March 2026. Ms. Rodriguez brings more than 30 years of biopharmaceutical leadership experience. She most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Avadel Pharmaceuticals, where she led the company's commercial strategy and execution, contributing to the recently completed acquisition of Avadel by Alkermes for over $2 billion. Prior to Avadel, Ms. Rodriguez was Chief Commercial Officer of Ardelyx, where she established the company's first commercial organization and successfully transitioned Ardelyx from a development-stage company to a commercial biopharmaceutical enterprise. She led the launches of two key therapeutics, building market access, sales, marketing, and patient services capabilities and delivering strong early adoption in highly competitive areas. Before that, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, a specialty oncology company, where she established a new U.S. commercial entity, secured a market-leading position for its primary oncology therapy, advanced its pipeline, and successfully launched a new rare disease therapy. Earlier, she held various commercial leadership positions across multiple divisions at Abbott as well as the Abbott-Takeda joint venture, TAP Pharmaceuticals. She holds an MS and a BS in psychology, with a minor in chemistry, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Rioux has been our Acting Chief Medical Officer since December 2016. He is the co-founder, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Thiogenesis Therapeutics Corp. Dr. Rioux has been performing development, medical/regulatory, and clinical consulting services through his consulting company, pRx Consulting, LLC from June 2004 to the present. Dr. Rioux received his medical education at Faculte de Medecine Pitie-Salpetriere, Universite Paris VI, Paris, France, his PhD in Mathematical Statistics at Faculte des Sciences, Universite Paris VII, France and his Degree of Pharmacology (pharmacokinetics and clinical pharmacology) at Faculte de Medecine Pitie-Salpetriere.