Board of Directors

Prominent industry leaders focused on safeguarding the best interests of TherapeuticsMD and its stakeholders utilizing sound, innovative strategies.

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Tommy G. Thompson
Tommy G. Thompson is a former United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and four-term Governor of Wisconsin. He also served as President of the University of Wisconsin System July 2020 – March 2022. Following his term in public office, he built, and continues to build with his work at Thompson Holdings, on his efforts as HHS Secretary and Governor to develop innovative solutions to the healthcare challenges facing American families, businesses, communities, states, and the nation as a whole. These efforts focus on improving the use of information technology in hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offices; promoting healthier lifestyles; strengthening and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid; and expanding the use of medical diplomacy around the world.

From 2005 until 2009, Governor Thompson served as a senior advisor at the consulting firm Deloitte LLP and was the founding independent chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, which researches and develops solutions to some of our nation’s most pressing health care and public health related challenges. From 2005 to early 2012, Governor Thompson served as a senior partner at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld LLP. Governor Thompson served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Logistics Health, Inc. from January 2011 to May 2011, and served as President from February 2005 to January 2011. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following public companies: Physicians Realty Trust and TherapeuticsMD, Inc., each as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and United Therapeutics.

board members

Angus C. Russell
Angus C. Russell has served as a director of our company since March 2015. Mr. Russell previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Shire PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, from June 2008 until April 2013. Mr. Russell served as the Chief Financial Officer of Shire from 1999 to 2008 and also served as Executive Vice President of global finance. Prior to joining Shire, Russell served at ICI, Zeneca and AstraZeneca PLC for 19 years, most recently in the role of Vice President, Corporate Finance at AstraZeneca. He is a chartered accountant, having qualified with what is now PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Russell also serves as a director of BioTime Inc. [NYSE MKT: BTX] and as the chairman of the board of Revance Therapeutics Inc. [NASDAQ: RVNC] Mr. Russell previously served as a director of Shire PLC [NASDAQ: SHPG], Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. [NASDAQ: QCOR] InterMune Inc. [NASDAQ: ITMN], and Mallinckrodt Plc.

We believe Mr. Russell’s extensive experience as a pharmaceutical industry executive and his experience as a director of other publicly traded pharmaceutical companies provides the requisite qualifications, skills, perspectives, and experience that make him well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors. Mr. Russell holds an honorary Doctor of Business Administration from Coventry University, U.K.

Gail K. Naughton, Ph.D.
Dr. Naughton is an accomplished life sciences executive and researcher. Dr. Naughton founded two regenerative medicine companies and is the holder of more than 105 U.S. and foreign patents. She served as the Dean of the College of Business at San Diego State University from 2002-2011. She currently serves as Chief Scientific Advisor for Histogen, a company focused on the development of novel solutions based on the products of cells grown under simulated embryonic conditions, and is the inventor of its core technology.

Dr. Naughton has brought several tissue engineered products to market including a product for severe burns (TransCyte), a dermal replacement for diabetic ulcers (Dermagraft), an aesthetic dermal filler (Cosmederm/Cosmeplast) and SkinMedica’s TNS product for skin care. Dr. Naughton has been extensively published and is a frequent speaker in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In 2000, Dr. Naughton received the 27th Annual National Inventor of the Year award by the Intellectual Property Owners Association in honor of her pioneering work in the field of tissue engineering. In addition to the TherapeuticsMD board, Dr. Naughton currently sits on the board of CEL-SCI (CVM:NYSE) and is Chairman of the Board of the La Jolla Institute of Immunology.

Paul M. Bisaro
Paul Bisaro is an experienced global business leader with almost 30 years of pharmaceutical experience and has a track record of driving company growth through operational execution and corporate transformation. He has served as Chief Executive Officer as well as Executive Chairman of numerous companies including Watson Pharmaceuticals, Actavis plc, Allergan plc, Impax Laboratories, and Amneal Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Bisaro also served as Chief Operations Officer and General Counsel of Barr Laboratories. In addition to his service on the Board of TherapeuticsMD, Mr. Bisaro serves as Chairman of the Board of Mallinckrodt, PLC and is currently on the Board of Zoetis, Inc. (NYSE:ZTS).

Mr. Bisaro also served on the Board of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZBH). Since 2014, Mr. Bisaro has been a Member of the Board of Visitors of the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. He also served as Chairman of the Board of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA, now the Association of Accessible Medicines) in 2010 and 2011.

Mr. Bisaro holds an undergraduate degree in General Studies from the University of Michigan (1983) and a Juris Doctor from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (1989).

Cooper C. Collins
Cooper C. Collins has served as a director of our company since February 2012. Mr. Collins has served as Chief Executive Officer of Fortis BioPharma since June 2015. Mr. Collins has served as Chief Strategy Officer of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. [NASDAQ: PTX], or Pernix, from May 2013 until April 2014, as its President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2010 until May 2013, and as a director from March 2010 until February 2014. Pernix is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the sales, marketing, and development of branded and generic pharmaceutical products primarily for the pediatric market. Mr. Collins joined Pernix Therapeutics, Inc., a predecessor of Pernix, in 2002, where he was appointed as a director in January 2007, its President in December 2007, and its Chief Executive Officer in June 2008, serving in those three capacities until March 2010.

From December 2005 to December 2007, Mr. Collins served as Vice President of Business and Product Development of Pernix Therapeutics, Inc. and as its Territory Manager from December 2003 to December 2005. Mr. Collins was employed for three years by the National Football League franchise, the New Orleans Saints, in its media relations department. We believe Mr. Collins’ specialty pharmaceutical company knowledge and executive experience provide the requisite qualifications, skills, perspectives, and experience that make him well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors. While on a football scholarship, Mr. Collins received a B.A. from Nicholls State University, where he later received an M.B.A.

Jules A. Müsing
Jules A. Musing has served as a director of our company since May 2013. In the course of Mr. Musing’s 36-year career in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, specifically at Johnson & Johnson and its affiliates, he has been responsible for the worldwide licensing and acquisition of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products and technologies and the establishment of strategic alliances. This included the establishment of new scientific, technology and product collaborations in various therapeutic areas, the negotiation of licensing and alliance agreements with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide, and the partnering, spin-out and out-licensing of company pharmaceutical and biotechnology assets. Prior to moving into those roles, Mr. Musing was Vice President Marketing International for the Janssen Pharmaceutical Group of Companies Worldwide from March 1982 to December 1984; President of Pitman-Moore, Inc., a U.S.-based Johnson & Johnson company from January 1985 to June 1987; Managing Director of Janssen Pharmaceutical in Portugal from July 1987 to March 1990; President of Serono, Inc. in the United States and Executive Vice President with responsibilities for North and South America from April 1990 to January 1993; Member of the board of directors of Ortho Biotech, Inc. from January 1993 to October 1999; and Managing Director of Ortho Biotech in France (a Johnson & Johnson affiliate) from October 1999 to January 2003.

From January 2003 to his retirement in September 2010, Mr. Musing served as Vice President, Licensing and Acquisitions for the Pharmaceutical Group at Johnson & Johnson, where he was responsible for the worldwide licensing and acquisition of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products in all therapeutic areas. He has served as a director of Delphi Digital, Inc. since March 2012 and Chairman of the Scientific Board of Advisors for Noble Capital Financial Markets since February 2012. Mr. Musing also served as a director of iBio, Inc. [NYSE MKT: IBIO] from July 2011 to December 2012. We believe Mr. Musing’s more than 36-years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, including the establishment of numerous strategic and global partnerships and various new product collaborations provide the requisite qualifications, skills, perspectives, and experience that make him well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors. Mr. Musing received his Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Brussels (Belgium) and his Graduate Degree in Economics and Financial Sciences from the University of Antwerp (Belgium).

Karen Ling
Ms. Ling is an accomplished human resources executive with more than 25 years of pharmaceutical experience. Ms. Ling joined American International Group, Inc. (AIG) as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2019 and retired in 2021. She was responsible for aligning AIG’s talent strategy with the company’s long-term strategic, operational and financial objectives. She oversaw all aspects of human capital management, including talent development, talent acquisition, training, compensation and benefits, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Ms. Ling joined AIG from Allergan plc, where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer from 2015 to 2019. Prior to its acquisition of Allergan, Ms. Ling was Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer at Actavis plc. Previously Ms. Ling was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Merck Global Human Health and Merck Consumer Care. Prior to that role, she was Vice President of Global Compensation and Benefits at Merck. Prior to its acquisition by Merck, she was Group Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits at Schering-Plough. Ms. Ling also spent 14 years at Wyeth in various positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President of Employee Benefits and Compensation. Prior to joining Wyeth, she practiced corporate law with Goldstein and Manello, P.C. in Boston. Ms. Ling currently sits on the Board of Directors of Mallinckrodt PLC (OTC Markets: MNKPF); iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC), where she is Chair of the Compensation and Talent Management Committee, and TherapeuticsMD (NASDAQ: TXMD), where she is Chair of the Compensation Committee.

Ms. Ling also is a Member of the Advisory Committee of Galderma SA. Ms. Ling holds a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from Yale University.

Justin H. Roberts
Mr. Roberts is a Partner at Rubric Capital Management LP, a role he has held since the formation of the company in 2016. Before Rubric he spent seven years at Point72 Asset Management.

Mr. Roberts has also held roles at ZS Associates, Moore Capital Management, and began his career at Lehman Brothers as an investment banker in their M&A practice.

Mr. Roberts graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University.