Michael Geltzeiler
Michael Geltzeiler joined as an independent director and chair of our audit committee in November 2023. Mike comes to us with more than 35 years of senior financial leadership experience, including as former Chief Financial Officer of ADT Corporation, NYSE Euronext, Reader’s Digest Association, and ACNielsen. In addition to his role as CFO, Geltzeiler worked for ACNielsen Corporation as senior vice president & controller, and CFO for ACNielsen Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He also held a variety of positions, in the United States and abroad, for the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, a provider of commercial information and insight on businesses. Michael previously served on the Boards of Cypress Creek Renewables and the Euronext Supervisory Board and is currently a board member for Madison Square Boys and Girls Club and the University of Delaware.
Rachel Jacobson
Rachel Jacobson brings to the Board significant expertise in business development and marketing, having spent 21 years with the National Basketball Association, where she oversaw business development, licensing, marketing, account management and event planning, among other roles. Currently she serves as the President of the Drone Racing League (DRL), where she spearheads global partnerships and media rights deals, and leads the marketing and business development teams, bringing to DRL her legacy of creating transformative partnerships with leading sports and technology brands. As the SVP of Global Partnerships at the National Basketball Association, she closed partnership sales and secured global partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent companies, including PepsiCo, ExxonMobil, Under Armour, Marriott, Harman, Kaiser Permanente and other Fortune 500 companies. Prior to DRL, she also served as the Chief Business Development Officer at Landit, the market leader in personalized career pathing technology to increase the success and engagement of women and diverse groups in the workplace. Ms. Jacobson is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel & Business Management.
Ellen Strahlman, MD, MS
Dr Strahlman brings to the Board C-suite executive experience at multiple global healthcare companies. She is passionate about innovation that transforms and democratizes technology into products that help people, with an accompanying track record of delivering value to business through her philosophy of Servant Leadership.
Dr. Strahlman served as Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, from 2013 until her retirement in 2018. While at BD, the company was selected as the Outstanding Corporate Innovator in 2015 by the Product Development & Management Association. Before joining BD, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for GlaxoSmithKline, plc (NYSE:GSK) from 2008 to 2013, spending her last year at GSK as Senior Advisor to the CEO, leading GSK’s Global Health Programs. Prior to 2008, Dr. Strahlman held senior executive leadership roles in global product development and commercialization and business development at Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Virogen Limited, and Merck & Co., Inc (NYSE: MRK). She was the Senior Vice President for Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer for Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO ) from 1995-2000.
Dr Strahlman was chosen to serve as Industry Representative on the FDA/CDER Dermatology and Ophthalmology Advisory Committee (DODAC), from 2008-2013. From 2016 to November 2020, Dr. Strahlman served as a director of Syncona Limited (NYSE: SYN.L), having previously served as a director of Syncona Partners, LLP. She is currently a director of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO). In addition to her corporate board service, Dr Strahlman serves as Visiting Professor, University of Turku, in Finland.
Dr Strahlman earned a BA from Harvard University in biochemistry and an MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is an American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) board-certified ophthalmologist, having trained at the Wilmer Eye Institute from 1984-1987. She was awarded a Carnegie Mellon Public Health Fellowship in 1987, during which she earned an MHSc in Epidemiology from the Bloomberg School of Public Health (1987-1989).
Ellen Strahlman, MD, MS
Dr Strahlman brings to the Board C-suite executive experience at multiple global healthcare companies. She is passionate about innovation that transforms and democratizes technology into products that help people, with an accompanying track record of delivering value to business through her philosophy of Servant Leadership.
Dr. Strahlman served as Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, from 2013 until her retirement in 2018. While at BD, the company was selected as the Outstanding Corporate Innovator in 2015 by the Product Development & Management Association. Before joining BD, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for GlaxoSmithKline, plc (NYSE:GSK) from 2008 to 2013, spending her last year at GSK as Senior Advisor to the CEO, leading GSK’s Global Health Programs. Prior to 2008, Dr. Strahlman held senior executive leadership roles in global product development and commercialization and business development at Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Virogen Limited, and Merck & Co., Inc (NYSE: MRK). She was the Senior Vice President for Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer for Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO ) from 1995-2000.
Dr Strahlman was chosen to serve as Industry Representative on the FDA/CDER Dermatology and Ophthalmology Advisory Committee (DODAC), from 2008-2013. From 2016 to November 2020, Dr. Strahlman served as a director of Syncona Limited (NYSE: SYN.L), having previously served as a director of Syncona Partners, LLP. She is currently a director of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO). In addition to her corporate board service, Dr Strahlman serves as Visiting Professor, University of Turku, in Finland.
Dr Strahlman earned a BA from Harvard University in biochemistry and an MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is an American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) board-certified ophthalmologist, having trained at the Wilmer Eye Institute from 1984-1987. She was awarded a Carnegie Mellon Public Health Fellowship in 1987, during which she earned an MHSc in Epidemiology from the Bloomberg School of Public Health (1987-1989).
Michael Geltzeiler
Michael Geltzeiler joined as an independent director and chair of our audit committee in November 2023. Mike comes to us with more than 35 years of senior financial leadership experience, including as former Chief Financial Officer of ADT Corporation, NYSE Euronext, Reader’s Digest Association, and ACNielsen. In addition to his role as CFO, Geltzeiler worked for ACNielsen Corporation as senior vice president & controller, and CFO for ACNielsen Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He also held a variety of positions, in the United States and abroad, for the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, a provider of commercial information and insight on businesses. Michael previously served on the Boards of Cypress Creek Renewables and the Euronext Supervisory Board and is currently a board member for Madison Square Boys and Girls Club and the University of Delaware.
Rachel Jacobson
Rachel Jacobson brings to the Board significant expertise in business development and marketing, having spent 21 years with the National Basketball Association, where she oversaw business development, licensing, marketing, account management and event planning, among other roles. Currently she serves as the President of the Drone Racing League (DRL), where she spearheads global partnerships and media rights deals, and leads the marketing and business development teams, bringing to DRL her legacy of creating transformative partnerships with leading sports and technology brands. As the SVP of Global Partnerships at the National Basketball Association, she closed partnership sales and secured global partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent companies, including PepsiCo, ExxonMobil, Under Armour, Marriott, Harman, Kaiser Permanente and other Fortune 500 companies. Prior to DRL, she also served as the Chief Business Development Officer at Landit, the market leader in personalized career pathing technology to increase the success and engagement of women and diverse groups in the workplace. Ms. Jacobson is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel & Business Management.
Rachel Jacobson
Rachel Jacobson brings to the Board significant expertise in business development and marketing, having spent 21 years with the National Basketball Association, where she oversaw business development, licensing, marketing, account management and event planning, among other roles. Currently she serves as the President of the Drone Racing League (DRL), where she spearheads global partnerships and media rights deals, and leads the marketing and business development teams, bringing to DRL her legacy of creating transformative partnerships with leading sports and technology brands. As the SVP of Global Partnerships at the National Basketball Association, she closed partnership sales and secured global partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent companies, including PepsiCo, ExxonMobil, Under Armour, Marriott, Harman, Kaiser Permanente and other Fortune 500 companies. Prior to DRL, she also served as the Chief Business Development Officer at Landit, the market leader in personalized career pathing technology to increase the success and engagement of women and diverse groups in the workplace. Ms. Jacobson is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel & Business Management.
Michael Geltzeiler
Michael Geltzeiler joined as an independent director and chair of our audit committee in November 2023. Mike comes to us with more than 35 years of senior financial leadership experience, including as former Chief Financial Officer of ADT Corporation, NYSE Euronext, Reader’s Digest Association, and ACNielsen. In addition to his role as CFO, Geltzeiler worked for ACNielsen Corporation as senior vice president & controller, and CFO for ACNielsen Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He also held a variety of positions, in the United States and abroad, for the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, a provider of commercial information and insight on businesses. Michael previously served on the Boards of Cypress Creek Renewables and the Euronext Supervisory Board and is currently a board member for Madison Square Boys and Girls Club and the University of Delaware.
Ellen Strahlman, MD, MS
Dr Strahlman brings to the Board C-suite executive experience at multiple global healthcare companies. She is passionate about innovation that transforms and democratizes technology into products that help people, with an accompanying track record of delivering value to business through her philosophy of Servant Leadership.
Dr. Strahlman served as Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, from 2013 until her retirement in 2018. While at BD, the company was selected as the Outstanding Corporate Innovator in 2015 by the Product Development & Management Association. Before joining BD, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for GlaxoSmithKline, plc (NYSE:GSK) from 2008 to 2013, spending her last year at GSK as Senior Advisor to the CEO, leading GSK’s Global Health Programs. Prior to 2008, Dr. Strahlman held senior executive leadership roles in global product development and commercialization and business development at Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Virogen Limited, and Merck & Co., Inc (NYSE: MRK). She was the Senior Vice President for Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer for Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO ) from 1995-2000.
Dr Strahlman was chosen to serve as Industry Representative on the FDA/CDER Dermatology and Ophthalmology Advisory Committee (DODAC), from 2008-2013. From 2016 to November 2020, Dr. Strahlman served as a director of Syncona Limited (NYSE: SYN.L), having previously served as a director of Syncona Partners, LLP. She is currently a director of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO). In addition to her corporate board service, Dr Strahlman serves as Visiting Professor, University of Turku, in Finland.
Dr Strahlman earned a BA from Harvard University in biochemistry and an MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is an American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) board-certified ophthalmologist, having trained at the Wilmer Eye Institute from 1984-1987. She was awarded a Carnegie Mellon Public Health Fellowship in 1987, during which she earned an MHSc in Epidemiology from the Bloomberg School of Public Health (1987-1989).
Happy Walters
Happy Walters serves on the Board of Directors at Hyperion DeFi, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience across blockchain, fintech, sports, and entertainment. He is the Founder and CEO of Blue Horizon Capital and a board member at Immutable Holdings. Walters has a proven track record in scaling innovative companies and investing in frontier technologies, including early positions in Hedera Hashgraph and Axelar Networks. His expertise in governance and strategic growth makes him a key contributor to Hyperion DeFi’s mission to advance decentralized finance solutions.