Dr. Linda Rhodes

Dr. Linda Rhodes is the former Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Rhodes served as Chief Scientific Officer of Aratana Therapeutics from September 2012 to May 2016 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors from February 2011 to September 2012. During her tenure at Aratana Dr. Rhodes oversaw the company’s drug development and strategy for commercialization and gained significant marketing and sales experience. She is currently an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate Program in Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Rhodes has extensive experience as a research scientist, academic, veterinary practitioner and business leader, spanning over 30 years across the animal health industry. She is a co-founder of AlcheraBio, LLC, a veterinary contract research organization (currently named Argenta) founded in 2001, and held various research and development positions with Merial, Merck and Company, and Sterling-Winthrop Drug Company.

Dr. Rhodes formerly served as a member of the Board of Directors of ImmuCell Corporation. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Found Animals Foundation and recently retired after 20 years of service on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs. Dr. Rhodes earned her VMD from the University of Pennsylvania and her Ph.D. in Physiology from Cornell University. Dr. Rhodes’ experience as a research scientist, academic, veterinary practitioner, entrepreneur and business leader, her public company board experience and her knowledge of the animal health business make her a valuable member of our Board.