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Jeffrey B. Kindler J.D.

Principal and Senior Advisor, Paragon Pharmaceuticals, LLC

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Mr. Jeffrey B. Kindler, Jeff, J.D. is a Venture Partner at Lux Capital Management since 2012. At the firm, he helps identify new healthcare investment opportunities and works with the portfolio companies. Mr. Kindler is a Principal, Senior Advisor at Paragon Pharmaceuticals, LLC. He is a Director at Starboard Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Kindler served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Pfizer Inc. He served as an Executive Vice President of Pfizer Inc. from ... April 2004 to March 2005 and Senior Vice President from January 2002 to April 2004. Mr. Kindler joined Pfizer in January 2002 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel and led its worldwide legal, compliance, communications, government relations, corporate citizenship, policy development and global security groups. He retired from that position in December 2010. Prior to his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer in July 2006, Mr. Kindler served as a Vice Chairman of Pfizer. He served as the General Counsel Pfizer Inc. since January 2002 until July 30, 2006. Mr. Kindler served as a Vice Chairman of Pfizer Inc. from March 2005 to July 30, 2006. Before joining Pfizer, he served as the President of Partner Brands (including Boston Market, Pret a Manger, and Chipotle Mexican Grill) and prior to that, an Executive Vice President and General Counsel of McDonald's Corporation from 1997 to 2001. In 1996, he joined McDonald's Corporation. In 1990, Mr. Kindler joined the General Electric Company, where he was the Vice President of Litigation and Legal Policy. He was a Partner at Williams & Connolly. Mr. Kindler began his legal career as an Attorney at the Federal Communications Commission. He served as a Law Clerk to Judge David L. Bazelon of the U.S. Court of Appeals of the D.C. Circuit. Later, Mr. Kindler served as a Law Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Mr. Kindler is Director of Jaguar Holding Co I. He is a Director of AgaMatrix, Inc., Intrexon Corporation, Sheridan Healthcare, Inc., and Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC. Mr. Kindler serves as a Director of The Partnership for New York City, Inc. Mr. Kindler serves as a Director of New York City Investment Fund Manager, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Boston Market Corporation from 2000 to 2001. He served as a Director of Pfizer Inc. since July 28, 2006 until December 5, 2010. Mr. Kindler served as a Director of Catalyst, Inc. Mr. Kindler served as a Director of The Federal Reserve Bank of New York from October 2009 to December 31, 2009 and until December 24, 2010. He serves as a Director of Biotechnology Industry Organization. He has been a Director of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University since November 21, 2011 and is a Director of The Manhattan Theatre Club. Mr. Kindler is a Trustee of Tufts University, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Business Roundtable, the Council on Competitiveness and The Business Council. He served as a Director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc. Mr. Kindler served on the Board of Trustees of Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc. He served as the Chairman of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. He previously served as the Chairman of the U.S.-Japan Business Council and as a member of the President's Export Council, the Shanghai Mayor's Business Advisory Council, and the Business Roundtable. Mr. Kindler also served as a member of the boards of the United Way of New York City, the Legal Aid Society of New York, and Lincoln Center. He was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review at Harvard University. During his corporate career, Mr. Kindler recognized for his leadership in the areas of pro bono legal services, diversity, and corporate social responsibility by groups ranging from Outward Bound to the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Mr. Kindler earned his J.D. in 1980 from Harvard magna cum laude and his B.A. in 1977 from Tufts University summa cum laude.

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