Joshua A. Kazam

Biography

 Mr. Kazam served as Nile Therapeutics, Inc.’s non-employee President and Chief Executive Officer from June 2009 through August 2012, and has been serving as a director of the Company since its inception in August 2005. In June 2009, Mr. Kazam co-founded Two River Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm. He has also served as an officer and director of Riverbank Capital Securities, Inc., a FINRA member broker dealer, since October 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Kazam served as the Director of Investment Management for the Orion Biomedical Fund, a private equity fund focused on biotechnology investments. From its inception in August 2005 until September 2010, Mr. Kazam also co-founded and served as a director of Arno Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly-held, New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of cancer patients. Mr. Kazam is also a founder and director of Kite Pharma Inc., a publicly-traded biotechnology company, and serves as a director of Vetprime, Inc., a privately-held company and Hubble Contacts, a privately-held company.  Mr. Kazam received his degree in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Research Interest

biotechnology