Embera Management Team
- Robert B. Linke
- Carol A. Gloff, Ph.D.
- Douglas Feltner, M.D.
- Barbara Fox, Ph.D.
- Nicholas Goeders, Ph.D.
- Michael Short
Embera Board of Directors
Scientific Advisory Board
- George Koob, Ph.D.
- Charles O'Brien, MD, Ph.D.
- Bruce McCarthy, MD
- Kathleen Brady, MD, Ph.D.
- Rajita Sinha, Ph.D.
Investors
Ross P. Barrett, Director
Mr. Barrett is the founding partner of VCE Capital Partners, LLC, which is the general partner of Louisiana Ventures L.P. Louisiana Ventures, L.P. is a venture capital fund and founder of the Company. Prior to forming VCE Capital Partners, LLC, Mr. Barrett was Co-founder; President & COO of VC Experts, Inc., a New York based publishing company. Previously, he worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative aide to senior U.S. Senator, J. Bennett Johnston, where he specialized in budget and appropriations, risk assessment and regulatory reform. Mr. Barrett received a master's degree in taxation from New York University School of Law and earned a J.D. from the Louisiana State University School of Law. Prior to that, he earned a B.A. in Political Science from Southern Methodist University, graduating with honors.