Mr. Bentsur has 20+ years of senior leadership experience in the biotechnology industry. He served as CEO of UroGen Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: URGN) from 2015 until 2019, and as CEO of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Akebia Therapeutics) from 2009 until 2015. At UroGen and Keryx, Mr. Bentsur led the clinical development, regulatory approvals and the commercial infrastructure buildouts for the US commercial launches of Jelmyto and Auryxia, respectively. Mr. Bentsur also led the establishment of a successful worldwide partnership for an earlier-stage program at UroGen and an ex-US development partnership for Auryxia at Keryx. Mr. Bentsur served as CEO of XTL Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTLB) from 2006 until 2009 and as Investor Relations and CFO of Keryx from October 2000 until January 2006. Mr. Bentsur worked as an investment banker in NYC and Tel Aviv, Israel, from 1994 until 2000. Mr. Bentsur served as a member of the Board of Directors of Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. from 2009 through the approval and launch of Elzonris and the subsequent acquisition of the company by the Menarini Group in June 2020, and serves on the Board of Directors of Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ: XAIR).

Mr. Bentsur holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration with distinction from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and an MBA (Magna Cum Laude), from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Mr. Hoberman joined our Board of Directors in July 2021. Mr. Hoberman has extensive financial, investor relations, corporate governance, operational and business development experience, including M&A, strategic alliances and partnerships. Mr. Hoberman has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. since 2013. While at Stemline, he helped lead the company from an early-stage drug development company to a fully integrated commercial entity including through the company’s successful initial public offering. Mr. Hoberman also led the M&A transaction resulting in the acquisition of Stemline by the Menarini Group in June 2020. He was previously Vice President of Corporate and Business Development of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., where he led the company’s business strategy for Auryxia, including its in-licensing and Japanese partnership. Mr. Hoberman is on the Board of Directors of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TGTX).

Mr. Hoberman holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance from Boston University and completed post-baccalaureate studies at Columbia University.

Mr. Kaplan joined our Board of Directors in September 2021. Mr. Kaplan is an experienced Equity Analyst with deep knowledge in biotechnology, particularly for analysis and advisement of early-stage companies. With 24 years of experience as an Equity Analyst, since 2008, he has been a Managing Director and the Head of Healthcare Equity Research at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Prior to joining Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., he was a Partner and the Director of Healthcare Research with Punk, Ziegel & Company, a Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Evolution Capital, and a Director of The Life Sciences Group at The Carson Group. Mr. Kaplan has received numerous citations as a top ranked Biotechnology Stock Picker by Thomson Reuters, The Financial Times, and Forbes. Mr. Kaplan also spent six years as a Research Associate with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Hospital Department of Cardiology, where he co-authored numerous articles on gene regulation in the heart.

Mr. Kaplan received his BS in Biology from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Oliviero joined our Board of Directors in July 2021. Mr. Oliviero has over twenty years of operational experience in the biotechnology industry. Since 2015, Mr. Oliviero has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKPT), where he has completed over $100 million in private and public financings for the company to date, while designing and overseeing the company’s development programs. Prior to Checkpoint, from May 2003 to September 2015, Mr. Oliviero served in a variety of leadership capacities at Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Akebia Therapeutics. His most recent position at Keryx, beginning in April 2009, was as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all the finance, accounting, investor relations, corporate governance and legal matters. From August 1999 to May 2003, Mr. Oliviero was Director of Finance for ACCESS Oncology, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company.

Mr. Oliviero is a CFA charterholder and holds a B.B.A. in Finance with Highest Distinction from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.