The Leaders
Behind Greenwich LifeSciences
To understand Greenwich LifeSciences and its potential, please read about its leaders and their respective backgrounds, below.
Management Team
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member
Snehal S. Patel
Mr. Patel has over 30 years of experience in executive management, corporate development, operations, and investment banking in the healthcare industry. He has served as a consultant, manager, and advisor for R&D and manufacturing design, scale-up, and operations at multiple public and private biotech companies, working on clinical and pre-clinical assets in stem cell therapy, multiple sclerosis t-cell therapy, oncolytic viruses, and disposable biotech manufacturing equipment. Mr. Patel has also served as an investment banker at Sanders Morris Harris, Ferghana Partners, and JP Morgan Chase, where he focused on healthcare and biotech financing and strategic transactions. Prior to that, he worked in operations and business development at consulting firms and Bayer Corporation. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Biochemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Certificate in Project Management from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Chief Medical Officer, Board Member
F. Joseph Daugherty, M.D.
Dr. Daugherty has over 35 years of experience in managing and overseeing biotechnology and biomedical projects. Currently, he is Managing Partner of Phenolics, LLC and PharmaPrint, LLC, both of which are nutraceutical companies, and sits on the boards of several startup companies and a charitable foundation. Dr. Daugherty served first as President, and recently as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer and the Chairman of the board of directors of Eleos, Inc., a clinical-stage, private biotech company focused on anti-sense technology in cancer. In addition to being an officer and director, Dr. Daugherty has served in various other capacities, including as a management consultant to over 20 public and private biomedical companies, like Dupont, Inc, and as President of ConAgra’s biotech division. He received a BA in Biology from Washington University, an MD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and an MS in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
VP Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
Jaye Thompson, Ph.D.
Dr. Thompson has over 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical and device product development. She is a co-founder, clinical advisor, and former Chief Operating Officer of Proxima Clinical Research, Inc. and a founder and former President of Synergos, Inc., both of which are clinical research service providers. Dr. Thompson previously served as Senior Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs and as a member of the board of directors of Repros Therapeutics, Inc., a reproductive health company. She also served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs of Opexa Therapeutics, Inc., a multiple sclerosis cell therapy company, and as a senior clinical and regulatory leader at other clinical stage biotech companies and at inVentiv Clinical Solutions, LLC, a clinical research service provider. Dr. Thompson has advised several of the region’s leading life science companies on strategic and regulatory planning as well as clinical product development. She has directed and managed statistical analysis, data management, report writing, and the conduct of clinical trials for a wide variety of indications. Dr. Thompson has been actively involved in over 200 clinical trials for drugs, biologics, and devices, and she has been associated with numerous FDA regulatory submissions and represented sponsor companies at FDA meetings and advisory committee meetings. Dr. Thompson was appointed to the Governor’s Texas Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Committee. She received a BS in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University and an MS and a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.
VP Business Development
Christine T. Fischette, Ph.D.
Dr. Fischette has over 30 years of experience in strategic and operational roles within research, drug development, commercialization, business development, and general management in the BioPharma industry. She has consulted for investment banks, biotech companies, academic institutions, non-profits, and she was a faculty member for BIO’s Business Development Fundamentals Course offered annually by BIO. Previously, Dr. Fischette worked at Torreya Partners, Novartis, Pfizer, and Roche. She served as Head of Negotiation and Board Director for several therapeutic business units at Novartis. At Pfizer, she orchestrated the entire drug development/marketing process of a therapeutic from formulation selection to successful commercialization with net sales eventually reaching $350 million. She has authored over 50 publications in peer-reviewed publications, including Science while at Rockefeller University and other institutions. Dr. Fischette received a B.A. in Biology Education from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Physiology from Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, formerly known as the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board
David B. McWilliams
Mr. McWilliams has over 40 years of experience in building biopharmaceutical and healthcare companies. He currently serves as the Chairman of the board of directors of BioHouston, Inc., an advocate of Houston’s life sciences industry. Mr. McWilliams has served as a consultant and an advisor at various levels in multiple private start-up biotech companies to help develop pre-clinical and clinical assets in cancer and other therapeutic areas. He has also served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Opexa Therapeutics, Inc., a multiple sclerosis cell therapy company; as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the board of directors of Bacterial Barcodes, Inc., a bacteria and fungi diagnostic company; as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Signase, Inc., a cancer therapeutics company; as Chief Executive Officer, President, and a member of the board of directors of both Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Repros Therapeutics Inc.; and as Chief Executive Officer and President of Kallestad Diagnostics (Erbamont). Mr. McWilliams has served in various other capacities, including President of Harleco Diagnostics Division (EM Industries), General Manager and Program Manager of Abbott Laboratories, and Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mr. McWilliams was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Greenwich LifeSciences. He received a BA in Chemistry from Washington and Jefferson College, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago.
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member
Snehal S. Patel
Mr. Patel has over 30 years of experience in executive management, corporate development, operations, and investment banking in the healthcare industry. He has served as a consultant, manager, and advisor for R&D and manufacturing design, scale-up, and operations at multiple public and private biotech companies, working on clinical and pre-clinical assets in stem cell therapy, multiple sclerosis t-cell therapy, oncolytic viruses, and disposable biotech manufacturing equipment. Mr. Patel has also served as an investment banker at Sanders Morris Harris, Ferghana Partners, and JP Morgan Chase, where he focused on healthcare and biotech financing and strategic transactions. Prior to that, he worked in operations and business development at consulting firms and Bayer Corporation. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Biochemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Certificate in Project Management from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Founder, Board Member
Eric Rothe
Mr. Rothe has over 12 years of industry and academic experience in gene-based therapies and vaccines, including 6 years of laboratory experience. He is currently Global Product Line Leader at Baker Hughes, an energy technology company that was acquired by GE Company. Previously, Mr. Rothe served as Vice President of Mid-Continent and NE US Geomarket and Global Product Line Leader at GE Oil & Gas, Inc., as well as the International Sales and Operations Director at National Oilwell Varco, Inc., one of the world’s largest oil field equipment providers. Before joining the oil & gas sector, Mr. Rothe served as Director of the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; worked as Project Manager at Introgen, Inc., a developer of cancer products in advanced clinical trials; and provided consulting services for start-up and small biotechnology companies in Texas. Mr. Rothe was previously President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the board of directors at Greenwich LifeSciences. He received a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA from Rice University.
Chief Medical Officer, Board Member
F. Joseph Daugherty, M.D.
Dr. Daugherty has over 35 years of experience in managing and overseeing biotechnology and biomedical projects. Currently, he is Managing Partner of Phenolics, LLC and PharmaPrint, LLC, both of which are nutraceutical companies, and sits on the boards of several startup companies and a charitable foundation. Dr. Daugherty served first as President, and recently as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer and the Chairman of the board of directors of Eleos, Inc., a clinical-stage, private biotech company focused on anti-sense technology in cancer. In addition to being an officer and director, Dr. Daugherty has served in various other capacities, including as a management consultant to over 20 public and private biomedical companies, like Dupont, Inc, and as President of ConAgra’s biotech division. He received a BA in Biology from Washington University, an MD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and an MS in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Board Member
Kenneth Hallock
Mr. Hallock has over 40 years of experience in general management and new venture start-ups. He is currently a senior manager and partner in a private start-up equipment manufacturing company and has been in these roles for over 10 years. Mr. Hallock has worked in large industrial corporations such as NL Industries, Inc. and Anderson, Clayton, and Co., which were subsequently acquired. Mr. Hallock received a BSE in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.