Ron Eastman

Ron Eastman is a Managing Director at EW Healthcare Partners (formerly Essex Woodlands) in Palo Alto, CA. Having over 35 years of experience in building healthcare businesses, Ron began his career at American Cyanamid Company. There he managed pharmaceutical products, divisions and subsidiaries in the U.S. and overseas, and has since helped build three private healthcare companies—Geron, HCORP, and Rinat Neuroscience.

Under his leadership, Geron became a cutting-edge biotech company growing from a venture-backed startup to a publicly traded pioneer in regenerative medicine and cancer treatment. HCORP established itself as the leader in hospital-based, interactive patient services, and was sold to a diversified competitor. At Rinat, Ron led the effort to build the first company dedicated to discovering and developing large molecule drugs for treating nervous system disorders. Rinat was acquired by Pfizer for $500 million in 2006.

Mr. Eastman serves on the boards of Corium International, EluSys Therapeutics, Inc. and IntegenX Inc.