Meet Our Board
The Board of Directors presently consists of Dr. Derek Chalmers, President & CEO, Harrison M. Bains, Jeffrey L. Ives, Ph.D., Christopher Posner and Martin Vogelbaum, representing Rho Ventures.
Derek Chalmers, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director
Dr. Chalmers is a co-founder and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cara since 2004. Dr....
Read Full BiographyHarrison M. Bains
Director
Mr. Bains is a Director and current Chair of Mercer Funds, Inc., a registered investment company. He has served in...
Read Full BiographyJeffrey L. Ives, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Ives currently is a Venture Partner at New Leaf Venture Partners and a Principal at NeuroPharma Advisors, LLC. From...
Read Full BiographyMartin Vogelbaum
Director
Martin Vogelbaum is currently a Partner at Rho Ventures. He has more than 24 years of private and public deal...
Read Full BiographyChristopher Posner
Director
Mr. Posner has broad experience in commercial and marketing operations and product management at both large and specialty pharmaceutical companies, where...
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