The leadership team at Acelrx Pharmaceuticals has experience in finance, business management, marketing, and pharmaceutical operations. They have been CFOs at Amyris and Unilabs, SVP, CFO PLIVA at Barr Pharmaceuticals, and Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. The CEO has also been Chief Executive Officer at XenoPort, Inc. and Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Reliant Pharmaceuticals. The executive director of operations has experience working for Novartis. All members of the leadership team have received education from notable institutions such as Alliance Manchester Business School, Columbia Business School, and Cornell University.