Richard S. Chernicoff

Richard S. Chernicoff is the Chief Operating Officer of a private life sciences company. Mr. Chernicoff is former Chairman of the Board and interim Chief Executive Officer at Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. a publicly traded holding company. Mr. Chernicoff previously served as President of the intellectual property business at Xperi Corporation, was President of a venture-backed technology company and ran corporate development at SanDisk Corporation. Mr. Chernicoff was a partner in the Brobeck technology law firm, an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and served on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington. Mr. Chernicoff began his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Chernicoff holds a BS degree from California State University, Northridge and a JD from St. Johns University School of Law.