About

Our Team

At the core of Medicenna is a team with decades of experience creating medicines and creating value, with a passion for cutting-edge science and developing medicines for patients with the highest unmet needs.

Board of Directors

Strategic governance and oversight

Fahar Merchant, PhD

Chair, President and CEO

"Dr. Merchant is a biotech veteran with 30 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Medicenna. Previously he was President and CEO of Protox Therapeutics Inc. where he transitioned a pre-clinical sta..."

Albert G. Beraldo, CPA, CA

Lead Director, Audit and Compensation Committee

"Mr. Beraldo, CPA, CA, has over 30 years' experience in varying roles within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. Mr. Beraldo has been the President of Idoman Limited since July 2008, a company dedicated to improvin..."

Richard Sutin

Corporate Governance and Audit Committee

"Richard (Rick) Sutin provides corporate legal and ancillary business advisory services to early-stage businesses. From 1983 to December 2018, he was a senior partner at Norton Rose Fulbright where he handled capital mark..."

Angelos Georgakis

Corporate Governance, Audit, and Compensation Committee

"Angelos Georgakis is a strategic advisor to biotech leaders and a long-term supporter of Medicenna. He acts as a close and trusted ally, helping executives become great leaders and navigate their journey of bringing brea..."