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Acadia Leadership Team

Our leaders bring passion, perspective, expertise and focus to their roles to forge a healthy future for all. 

The Acadia leadership team in a metting

Management Team

  • Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Owen Adams
  • Chief Commercial Officer
Thomas Garner
  • Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Jennifer J. Rhodes
  • Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Mark Schneyer
  • Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development
Elizabeth Thompson, Ph.D.
  • Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Rob Ackles
  • Senior Vice President, European Commercialization
Julie Fisher
  • Senior Vice President, Finance
Jim Kihara, CPA
  • Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Al Kildani
  • Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Stephanie Kim
  • Senior Vice President, New Product Planning and Strategy
Bob Mischler
  • Senior Vice President, Trofinetide – Rare Disease Franchise
Parag Meswani, Pharm.D
  • Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer
Kevin Oliver, Ph.D
  • Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development
Sanjeev Pathak, M.D.
  • Senior Vice President, Technical Development, Operations and Quality
Benir Ruano
  • Senior Vice President, Global Head of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
Ponni Subbiah, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Senior Vice President, Neuropsychiatric Francise
Holly Valdiviez
  • Senior Vice President, Strategy and Planning, Research and Development
Erika Parker Zavod

Board of Directors

  • Chairman
Stephen Biggar, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Director
Julian Baker
  • Director
Laura Brege
  • Director
James Daly
  • Director
Elizabeth Garofalo, M.D.
  • Director
Edmund Harrigan, M.D.
  • Director
Adora Ndu, Pharm.D., J.D.
  • Director
Catherine Owen Adams
  • Director
Daniel Soland

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