Board of Directors

Dave Lennon

President and CEO
Dr. Lennon joined Aadi in October 2023 as President and CEO and member of the board of directors. Dr. Lennon brings more than twenty years of experience leading global biotechnology and pharmaceutical teams, with significant expertise in development and commercialization in oncology and non-oncology mTOR-driven diseases. Dr. Lennon joins Aadi Bioscience following his role as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors at Satellite Bio, a privately held regenerative medicine company. In his prior role he served for 15 years as President, Novartis Gene Therapies and was responsible for development, approval and launch of the blockbuster Zolgensma®, the first systemic gene therapy for the rare disease spinal muscular atrophy approved for use in more than 40 countries. Prior to that, he held leadership roles in Novartis Oncology for the U.S. and Japan regions, having also held key commercial leadership positions in the United States, China and Switzerland while with Novartis. Dr. Lennon started his career as a scientist, cloning a gene important for genomic stability and prevention of cancer. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and a B.A. in Biophysics from Columbia College of Columbia University. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Lennon joined McKinsey & Company, focusing on R&D strategy and strategic transactions in the pharmaceutical industry.

Caley Castelein, MD

Board Chairman
Caley Castelein, M.D. has served as Chair of our board of directors since August 2021. Since February 2017, Dr. Castelein has served as a member of the board of directors of Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, which merged with Aadi Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: AADI) in August 2021. Since March 2006, he has served as a Managing Director and founder of Kearny Venture Partners, L.P., a healthcare venture capital fund. Additionally, he founded KVP Capital, L.P. in 2013 and manages the fund which invests in small and mid-cap healthcare companies. Dr. Castelein has served as a director at ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY), a medical device company, since 2008 and NewBridge Pharmaceuticals FZ, LLC, a specialty therapeutics company, since March 2015. He served as a member of the board of directors for Boreal Genomics, Inc., a diagnostics company, from October 2010 until its successful sale in September 2021. Dr. Castelein served as a member of the board of directors for Waterstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company from March 2015 to March 2018; AliveCor, Inc., a medical device company from April 2015 to March 2020; Wellpartner, Inc., a pharmaceutical distribution solutions company, from March 2015 to November 2017; and Neos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEOS), a pharmaceutical company from March 2015 to July 2015. He holds an A.B. from Harvard College and an M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. We believe Dr. Castelein is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive investment experience in the healthcare industry.

Neil Desai, PhD

Executive Chairman
Dr. Desai is the founder of Aadi Bioscience and has served as its Executive Chairman since January 1, 2023. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO since 2011. He is the inventor of nab technology and the mTOR inhibitor nab-sirolimus (FYARRO) and helped guide the organization through the drug development process leading to approval of FYARRO, the first FDA approved therapy for advanced malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa). The Company raised $155M concurrent with a public listing in August 2021 and since that time, has grown to more than 80 employees including the recruitment of a top-notch leadership team. He has helped to guide the organization through the inaugural commercialization of FYARRO for advanced malignant PEComa, and the launch of the PRECISION 1 tumor-agnostic trial targeting TSC1 and TSC2 inactivating alterations. Most recently, following completion of a $72.5 million financing in September 2022, the Company launched a new clinical collaboration exploring the potential of the combination of nab-sirolimus with a KRAS inhibitor in NSCLC and other cancers.

Behzad Aghazadeh, PhD

Director
Dr. Aghazadeh has served on the Company’s board of directors since August of 2021 and is currently the Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of Avoro Capital Advisors, a global life sciences investment firm with a focus on supporting emerging biotechnology companies, which he joined in July 2011. From March 2017 to October 2020, Dr. Aghazadeh served as Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Immunomedics, Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company (now a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences, Inc.). Dr. Aghazadeh additionally serves on the board of directors of Scribe Therapeutics Inc., a private molecular engineering company developing advanced technologies for CRISPR-based genetic medicine. Dr. Aghazadeh has more than 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including more than 15 years as an institutional investor and previously six years at Booz Allen as a general management consultant to senior executive teams in the healthcare sector.

Anupam Dalal, MD

Director
Dr. Dalal has served on Aerpio’s board of directors since November 2011, continuing in the role after Aerpio merged with Aadi in August 2021. Since August 2016, Dr. Dalal has been working at Acuta Capital. From 2006 to 2016, Dr. Dalal was the Managing Director of Kearny Venture Partners. He was a Founder and Managing Member of KVP Capital. He served as a director of Akebia Therapeutics from 2008 to 2016. Dr. Dalal received an M.D. from the University of California in San Francisco with honors; an M.B.A., with distinction, from Harvard Business School; and a B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa and highest honors, from the University of California at Berkeley.

Emma Reeve

Director
Emma Reeve served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, from October 2017 to July 2021, and as Treasurer from December 2017 to July 2021. Prior to joining Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Ms. Reeve served as Corporate Controller of PAREXEL International, a biopharmaceutical services company and contract research organization, from September 2014 to October 2017, and as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller of PAREXEL from July 2016 to May 2017, where she was responsible for all aspects of financial reporting and accounting, investor relations, financial planning and analysis. Previously, Ms. Reeve served as Head of Finance and Administration at Novartis Pharma Schweiz, a pharmaceutical company, from May 2012 to August 2014, and as Vice President, Global Head Business Planning and Analysis for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, a division of Novartis, from January 2008 to April 2012. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Inotek Pharmaceuticals Inc., a development-stage biotechnology company, from 2006 to 2007. Ms. Reeve was Senior Director of Research Operations at Merck Research Laboratories from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Aton Pharma, Inc., a development-stage biotechnology company, from 2002 to 2004. Ms. Reeve was at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a global biopharmaceuticals company, from 1994 to 2002. Ms. Reeve holds a B.Sc. in computer science from Imperial College, University of London and is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Richard Maroun, JD

Director
Mr. Maroun has served on Aadi’s board of directors since February 2017. Since June 2014, Mr. Maroun has served as Partner, General Counsel at Frazier Healthcare Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm. Prior to joining Frazier, Mr. Maroun was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Aptalis Pharma US, Inc. from 2012 through February 2014. Previously, Mr. Maroun has served in numerous senior executive roles for APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully-integrated pharmaceutical company, including as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Business Development Officer. Mr. Maroun has also previously held senior positions with Abraxis Bioscience, Inc., a biotechnology company, and American BioScience, Inc., a company involved in the research and development of novel drug compounds. Prior to joining American BioScience, Mr. Maroun was a Director of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, and before that he was a Senior Tax Manager of Deloitte & Touche LLP. In May 2021, Mr. Maroun has been nominated to serve as a member of the board of directors of Lazard Healthcare Acquisition Corp. I, a newly organized blank check company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Mr. Maroun also currently serves as a board member or advisor of several privately-held companies funded by Frazier Healthcare Partners, including Community Care Health Network, LLC, Parata Systems, Inc., Orthotic Holdings, Inc., and AppianRx, and was previously a member of the board of directors of Organovo Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, from August 2016 to July 2020. Mr. Maroun holds a LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law, a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law, and a B.S. degree in economics from John Carroll University.

Karin Hehenberger, MD, PhD

Director
Dr. Hehenberger has served as Chief Executive Officer of Lyfebulb, Inc., a patient engagement platform, since January 2014. From 2011 to 2013, Dr. Hehenberger served in various roles at Coronado Biosciences, Inc. (now Fortress Biotech, Inc.), including Senior Vice President of Scientific Affairs and, most recently, Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Hehenberger has previously served in several management positions including as Vice President, Metabolics Strategy and Business Development at Johnson & Johnson, and Senior Vice President Strategic Alliances at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (referred to as “JDRF”), a nonprofit funder of type 1 diabetes research. Dr. Hehenberger previously served as Senior Director of Scientific Communications at Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, and Senior Investment Director and Partner at Scandinavian Life Science Venture. Dr. Hehenberger serves on the board of directors of the American Diabetes Association, the Rolf Luft Foundation for Diabetes Research, and Diamyd Medical. Dr. Hehenberger holds a M.D. and Ph.D. from Karolinksa Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Hehenberger did her JDRF post-doctoral fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School.

Mohammad Hirmand, MD

Director
Dr. Hirmand has served on the Company’s board of directors since March of 2023 and is a co-founder of Avenzo Therapeutics, a privately held oncology company, and serves as its executive vice president and chief medical officer.  Previously, Dr. Hirmand served as executive vice president and chief medical officer of Turning Point Therapeutics, a publicly traded precision oncology company, where he was responsible for all development functions from December 2019 until its acquisition by BMS in August 2022. Dr. Hirmand also served as chief medical officer of Peloton Therapeutics from 2017 until its acquisition by Merck & Co., Inc. in 2019. Dr. Hirmand served in various roles at Medivation, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, from 2007 to 2017, including most recently as its chief medical officer, through its acquisition by Pfizer Inc. He has also held clinical development roles of increasing responsibility at Nuvelo, Inc. (now ARCA Biopharma), SuperGen, Inc. (now Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Tularik, Inc. (now part of Amgen), and Theravance Biopharma, Inc. Dr. Hirmand received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and his B.A. in Biological Sciences and Economics from Cornell University.