Biography

Jason Aryeh has served as a member of the Board since August 2024. Mr. Aryeh has 30 years of equity investment experience focused on the life sciences industry. He is the Founder and Managing General Partner of JALAA Equities, LP, a private investment fund focused on the biotechnology and medical device sectors. He has served in such capacity since 1997. Mr. Aryeh currently serves on the board of directors of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND), Orchestra BioMed (Nasdaq: OBIO), and Anebulo Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: ANEB). He serves as Chairman of Ligand’s Nominating & Governance and on its Compensation Committee, as Chairman of Orchestra’s Nominating & Governance and on its Compensation Committee, as Chairman of Anebulo’s Nominating & Governance and on its Audit Committee, and on Lifecore’s Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees. Since 2006, Mr. Aryeh has served on the board of directors or as a consultant to over fifteen public and private life sciences companies and charitable foundations, including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Therapeutics board from February 2011 to February 2018. Mr. Aryeh earned a B.A. in Economics, with honors, from Colgate University and is a member of the Omnicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society in Economics.