Dr. Hopfield, who is NACD Directorship certified, has served on our Board of Directors since July 2015 and served as our Lead Independent Director from August 2016 through December 2018. Dr. Hopfield is a distinguished healthcare executive and diabetes expert with over two decades of experience in the medical and healthcare fields. She is a strategic advisor and investor in healthcare and technology firms seeking to commercialize innovative intellectual property. Since 2010, Dr. Hopfield has been the principal at J Hopfield Consulting, providing guidance and executive coaching to start-up technology firms. She is the former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Joslin Diabetes Center. From 1995 to 2009, Dr. Hopfield was a Partner at McKinsey & Company in their global pharmaceuticals and medical devices practice where she served clients across the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and consumer industries with a focus on strategy, R&D management and marketing. She also previously held management positions at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. in clinical development, outcomes research, and marketing. Dr. Hopfield serves on the Board of Directors of Editas Medine, a gene editing company focused on developing transformative medicines. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., PhenomeX Inc. and Radius Health, Inc. Dr. Hopfield earned a Bachelor of Science from Yale College, an MBA from the Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience/Biochemistry from The Rockefeller University. Along with her scientific background, Dr. Hopfield brings proven experience in the diabetes field, along with vast executive and consulting experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries.