Peter M. Hecht, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Brian M. Cali, Ph.D.
Vice President, Program Management
Mark G. Currie, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, R&D and Chief Scientific Officer
James M. DeTore
Vice President, Finance
Halley Gilbert, Esq.
Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Michael J. Higgins
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Michael Higgins serves as Ironwood's chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Ironwood in 2003, Higgins held a variety of senior business positions at Genzyme Corporation, including vice president of corporate finance, where he played a leading role in mergers and acquisitions valued at more than $1.5 billion and equity financings that raised in excess of $500 million. Higgins also managed Genzyme's strategic planning process and oversaw the financial operations for all of Genzyme's business units. Higgins earned a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. He serves on the board of directors of Microbia Precision Engineering, Inc.
Jeffrey M. Johnston, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Vice President, Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer
G. Todd Milne, Ph.D.
Vice President, Biology
James J. O'Mara
Vice President, Business Development
John J. Talley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery