Board of Directors
- James A. Joyce - Chairman, President and CEO
James A. Joyce founded Aethlon Medical in May 1998, and presently serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. During Mr. Joyce's tenure, Aethlon has evolved the concept of a medical device to treat infectious disease into a reality of treating infected patients in a clinical trial environment. The resulting Hemopurifier® technology is positioned to treat global pandemic issues such as HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis-C, and pathogens most likely to be weaponized for use in bioterrorism. Mr. Joyce has been an active participant in the emerging biodefense industry. He has testified before Congress on issues related to Project BioShield legislation and the deployment of the Hemopurifier as a countermeasure against biological weapons. His efforts have been instrumental in expanding the definition of treatment countermeasure in Project BioShield legislation to include medical devices. Mr. Joyce recently served on the Project BioShield panel at the Federal Biodefense Research Conference, and was named Co-Chairman of the Bioterrorism/Chemical and Nuclear Security Task Force of the Homeland Security Industries Association. Mr. Joyce actively discusses issues related to infectious disease at various conferences, and has been featured in news stories on CNN, NBC, ABC, and other media outlets. From February 1993 until founding Aethlon Medical, Mr. Joyce was Chief Executive Officer of James Joyce & Associates. Previously, he was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mission Labs, Inc., was a principal at London Zurich Securities, Inc., and played professional football for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Mr. Joyce is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
x - Franklyn S. Barry, Jr.
Franklyn S. Barry, Jr., is the former President and CEO of Aethlon Medical, Inc. and Hemex, Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in managing and building companies. Mr. Barry became director of Aethlon Medical, Inc. in March of 1999, and is the past President of Fisher-Price, a children's products company, and was co-founder and CEO of Software Distribution Services, which today operates as Ingram Micro-D, a global leader in the distribution of personal computer products. He received a BA from Harvard University, and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
x - Edward G. Broenniman
Edward G. Broenniman is an entrepreneur with substantial experience in the formation and development of high technology businesses. He became a director of Aethlon Medical, Inc. in March of 1999. Mr. Broenniman has 30 years of management and executive experience with high-tech, privately held growth firms where has he served as CEO, COO, or corporate advisor. He recently served on the Board of Directors of publicly traded QuesTech (acquired by CACI International), and currently is a director of four privately-held companies. His non-profit Boards are the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's Board of Advisors at the University of Maryland, the National Association of Corporate Directors, the National Capital Chapter, and the Board of the Association for Corporate Growth. Mr. Broenniman holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford University.
x - Richard H. Tullis, Ph.D. - Vice President, Chief Science Officer
Dr. Tullis has extensive biotechnology management and research experience, and is the founder of Syngen Research, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aethlon Medical, Inc. Dr. Tullis became a Vice President and Director of Aethlon Medical, Inc. in January of 2000, and succeeded Dr. Clara M. Ambrus as Chief Scientific Officer in June of 2001. Previously, Dr. Tullis co-founded Molecular Biosystems, Inc., a former NYSE company. At Molecular Biosystems, Dr. Tullis was Director of Research and Development, Director of Oligonucleotide Hybridization, Senior Research Scientist and Member of the Board of Directors. In research, Dr. Tullis developed and patented the first application of oligonucleotides to antisense antibiotics and developed new methods for the chemical synthesis of DNA via methoxy-phosphorochloridites. Dr. Tullis also co-developed the first applications of covalently coupled DNA-enzyme conjugates using synthetic oligonucleotides during his tenure at Molecular Biosystems. In 1985, Dr. Tullis founded, and served as President and CEO of Synthetic Genetics, Inc., a pioneer in custom DNA synthesis, which was sold to Molecular Biology Resources in 1991. Dr. Tullis also served as interim-CEO of Genetic Vectors, Inc., which completed its IPO under his management, and was co-founder of DNA Sciences, Inc., a company that was eventually acquired by Genetic Vectors. Dr Tullis received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from the University of California at San Diego, and has done extensive post-doctoral work at UCSD, USC, and The Scripps Research Institute.
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Regulatory and Clinical Affairs Advisor
- Kenneth R. Michael, Pharm.D., R.A.C.
Kenneth R. Michael, Pharm. D., R.A.C., is the former Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Siemens Medical Systems, and is the Founder, past President and Chairman of The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), an international professional society representing over 8000 healthcare Regulatory Affairs professionals. He is also the Founder of the local San Diego Regulatory Affairs Network (SDRAN). Currently, Dr. Michael serves as the President of KRM Associates LLC, a regulatory and clinical affairs consulting organization, and frequently teaches regulatory, quality and management professionals at various university and medical institutions. He is an active director of several medical device, and pharmaceutical organizations.
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