Javier Muniz, MD

VP, Research and Development Strategy

Dr. Muniz is an expert in psychiatry, regulatory science, and drug development, with more than 20 years of experience in the uniformed services. He served 11 years at the FDA as a member of the U.S. Public Health Service, where he held roles including clinical team leader, associate director, acting deputy director, and supervisory health scientist. He provided regulatory oversight for innovative psychiatric drug development programs, including first-in-class treatments, the first “digital” pill, and breakthrough therapy-designated programs. He also co-authored several guidance for industry documents.

Dr. Muniz is a recognized thought leader in psychedelic and entactogen-based therapies, having presented at numerous national and international conferences on scientific and regulatory challenges. Before the FDA, he served in the U.S. Air Force, directing psychiatric programs at Andrews Air Force Base, and Fort Meade, MD, where he supported national security missions, led rapid-response teams for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and provided care to Wounded Warriors.

Dr. Muniz completed his undergraduate and medical degrees in Puerto Rico and his psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He is board-certified in psychiatry and has received numerous awards, including two Presidential Unit Citations, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.

Paul Summergrad, MD

Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and Chairman Emeritus of the department of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center

Nzinga Harrison, MD

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Eleanor Health

Carol Vallone

Chair of the Board of Directors, Member of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee

Andreas Krebs

Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Member of Nomination & Governance Committee, Member of Audit Committee

David Gryska

Board Director, Chair of Audit Committee

Roger Crystal, MD

Board Director, Chair of Nomination & Governance Committee, Member of Compensation Committee

Robert Barrow

Chief Executive Officer and Board Director

Suzanne Bruhn, PhD

Board Director, Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Nomination & Governance Committee

Miri Halperin Wernli, PhD

Executive President

Daniel Karlin, MD, MA

Chief Medical Officer

Stephanie Fagan, MS

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Carrie Liao, CPA

Chief Accounting Officer

Francois Lilienthal, MD, MBA

Chief Commercial Officer

Gregg Pratt, PhD

Chief Regulatory and Quality Assurance Officer

Mark Sullivan, JD

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Robert Malenka, MD, PhD

Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University

Peter Bergethon, MD

Member, Scientific Advisory Board VP, Head of Quantitative & Clinical Technologies, Biogen, Inc.

Robert Dworkin, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Neurology, and Psychiatry at University of Rochester

Maurizio Fava, MD

Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

Carole Abel, MBA

VP, Programs and Portfolio Office

Phong Duong, PharmD

VP, Global Market Access and Health Economics

Peter Mack, PhD

VP, Pharmaceutical Development

Rafael Muniz, MD

VP, Global Medical Affairs

Javier Muniz, MD

VP, Research and Development Strategy

Michael Seggev

VP, Global Marketing, Strategic Insights and Digital Innovation

Maria Oquendo, MD, PhD

Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Matthias Liechti, MD, PhD

Scientific Collaborator & Advisor

Kim PC Kuypers, PhD

Scientific Collaborator & Advisor

Peter Gasser, MD

Clinical Advisor