Charon Spencer

Charon has served as the Chief Human Resources Officer since Jan 2023. Charon brings more than 25 years of human resources experience within the life science industry. Charon will lead human resources and programs, developing and delivering high-impact people strategies and solutions that foster a strong employee experience.

Prior to Ardelyx, Charon served as chief human resources officer at DICE Therapeutics, senior vice president of human resources at Puma Biotechnology, and held key roles at other leading enterprises such as Merck, Genentech and FDB-The Hearst Corporation. Charon has also been active in the local community, having served as senior human resources advisor to PARCA and she continues to serve as a board member and scholarship chair to the employee advisory council in the San Francisco Bay area.