Edward F. Smith

Biography

Edward F. Smith is Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Marinus. Ed has 15 years of experience in raising capital, operating, and providing financial oversight to publicly traded biotechnology companies. Before joining Marinus, Ed served as CFO of PolyMedix, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company developing small-molecule drugs for infectious diseases. Prior to PolyMedix, Ed was Executive Director of Finance at InKine Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., a NASDAQ listed biotechnology company acquired by Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Earlier in his career, Ed held various positions of increasing responsibility in public accounting, most recently in the audit practice at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Mr. Smith was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania and holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Hartford.

Research Interest

Drug biotechnology, Infectious diseases