Corporate Governance

Ms. Bourdow was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer, and member of the Trevena Board of Directors in October 2018, and as Chair of the Board in November 2023. She has served in various senior positions at Trevena since May 2015. She joined the Company as Chief Commercial Officer and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2018. Prior to joining Trevena, Ms. Bourdow was Vice President of Marketing at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., from 2013 until its acquisition by Merck & Co. (MRK), Inc. in January 2015. At Cubist, Ms. Bourdow led launch strategy, marketing, reimbursement, and operations for five acute care hospital pharmaceuticals totaling over $1 billion in annual revenues. Prior to Cubist, Ms. Bourdow served for more than 20 years at Merck & Co., Inc., where she held positions of increasing responsibility across multiple therapeutic areas. Ms. Bourdow previously served as a member of the board of directors for Sesen Bio from February 2020 until March 2023 and as a member of the board of directors for Nabriva Therapeutics plc. (NBRV) from June 2017 until July 2023.

Dr. Braunstein joined the Board in September 2018 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in November 2023. Dr. Braunstein is currently Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors at Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MRNS). Dr. Braunstein is also an Operating Partner at Aisling Capital Management LP, a life sciences private equity firm, where he has served since 2015. From 2015 to 2018, Dr. Braunstein also served as Chief Operating Officer, SVP of Corporate Strategy, and Chief Strategy Officer at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now known as Pacira BioSciences, Inc.) (PCRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company. Dr. Braunstein was previously a healthcare analyst and managing director on the U.S. Equity team of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and served as the portfolio manager for the J.P. Morgan Global Healthcare fund. Dr. Braunstein was responsible for managing investments in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices. Dr. Braunstein is currently a member of the board of directors for Marinus and Caribou Biosciences (CRBU), each a public biotechnology company. Dr. Braunstein is also a member of the board of directors of SiteOne Therapeutics, a private company. Dr. Braunstein previously served as a member of the board of directors of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (ESPR), Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. (now known as Alaunos Therapeutics) and Constellation Pharmaceuticals (acquired by MorphoSys). Dr. Braunstein began his career as a practicing physician at the Summit Medical Group and as Assistant Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Braunstein received his M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his B.S. from Cornell University.

Ms. Yanni was Vice President and Chief Licensing Officer at Merck & Co. (MRK), a pharmaceutical company, from November 2001 until her retirement in March 2014. Prior to this, Ms. Yanni served in various roles at Merck including in corporate development, financial evaluation, and tax. Ms. Yanni is currently an independent director on the boards of two public biotechnology companies, Vaccinex, Inc. (VCNX) and Pharming Group N.V. (Amsterdam: PHARM), and Mesentech, a private biotechnology company. She previously served on the board of directors of Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (AKCA) and ABIONYX Pharma (Paris: ABNX), both public biotechnology companies, and Symic Holdings, LLC, a private biotechnology company. Ms. Yanni earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School and an A.B. from Wellesley College. She also holds a Masters of Law in Taxation from New York University Law School.