Dedicated to ensuring the success of the life science industry in the state of Connecticut.
The BioCT Leadership and Board of Directors brings industry expertise, advice, and support to the Connecticut life science community. This team looks forward to serving as mentors and advisors to our members.
BioCT Leadership
Jodie Gillon
President & CEO, BioCT
Stanley Choy, M.B.A.
Co-Chair & Treasurer, BioCT /
Bioscience Entrepreneur
Paul Hughes, J.D.
Secretary, BioCT /
Partner, Wiggin and Dana, LLP
David I. Scheer, M.S.
Co-Chair, BioCT /
President, Scheer and Company
BioCT Board of Directors
Mark Adams, Ph.D.
Interim Scientific Director and Professor,
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Abhijit (Jit) Banerjee, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Vice President, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,
University of Connecticut
Robert Bettigole, MPPM
Managing Partner,
Elm Street Ventures
Jean-Michel Boers, M.B.A.
US Country Managing Director, President and CEO,
Boehringer Ingelheim
Kat Kayser-Bricker, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer,
Halda Therapeutics
Seng H. Cheng, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Research and Product Development,
Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Diseases
Stanley Choy, M.B.A.
Bioscience Entrepreneur
Paul Fonteyne, M.B.A.
Executive in Residence,
Canaan
Josh Geballe, M.B.A.
Senior Associate Provost for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Yale University;
Managing Director, Yale Ventures
Jodie Gillon
President & CEO,
BioCT
John G. Houston, Ph.D.
President & CEO,
Arvinas
Paul Hughes, J.D.
Partner,
Wiggin and Dana, LLP
Raja Mangipudy, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Drug Safety Research
and Development, Groton Site Director, Pfizer
David I. Scheer, M.S.
President,
Scheer and Company
Jackie Schumacher
Head of Regulatory and Quality,
Rallybio
Erika Smith, M.B.A.
CEO,
EpiTET Therapeutics
J. Dormer Stephen, J.D.
Partner,
Shipman & Goodwin, LLP
Matt Storeygard, M.B.A.
Senior Managing Director,
Connecticut Innovations (CI)
Mike Stow, M.B.A.
Vice President of Global Marketing for Surgical Robotics
Medtronic
Carter Winstanley
Principal,
Winstanley Enterprises
Kaile Zagger
Healthcare Executive, Director & Co- Founder
Directors Emeriti
Kevin Rakin
Co-Founder,
HighCape Partners
David W. Keiser
Director,
Tetherex Pharmaceuticals
Peter Farina, Ph.D.
Executive in Residence,
Canaan Partners
Frank J. Marco, J.D.
Special Counsel,
Wiggin and Dana, LLP
Harry H. Penner, Jr., LL.M.
Co-Founder & Chairman,
Affinimark
