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Management Team

Team Member
Responsibility
Background
Dr. Silviu Itescu
Scientific Founder, Chief Scientist, and Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board
Pioneering work regarding use of adult stem cells for heart disease; served as advisor to the US President’s Council on Bioethics in the fields of stem cells and cardiovascular diseases and advisor to the FDA Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee.
Donna Skerrett
Director of Medical Affairs
Stem cell expert, most recently as Associate Director of Transfusion Medicine at Columbia University; advisor to the NYS s as member of the progenitor cell committee.
Michael Schuster
VP of Operations
A co-founder of Angioblast and Mesoblast, Mr. Schuster has an extensive research background, having been an integral component of Dr. Itescu's stem cell research team.
Elliott Bendrihem
Chief Financial Officer
30 year diverse career in areas of finance, taxation, consulting and investment banking; CFO at three multi-billion dollar banking institutions, including vice president/chief financial officer of Barclays Bank in New York.