Paul Barone

Mr. Barone has >30 years of business development and commercial operations leadership for public and private biopharma companies. His extensive licensing and M&A experience includes numerous value-creating transactions and providing in-house counsel services. Founding member of Reliant Pharmaceuticals, co-founder of Essential Pharmaceuticals and Onspira Therapeutics, all of which had successful exits. Prior to that, Mr. Barone worked in finance, marketing, legal, and business development at Merck.