The Ohio Life Sciences Association (OLS)
Association Leadership
The Ohio Life Sciences Association is a 501(c)(6) business association led by a group of trustees comprised of industry and academic leaders.

Gary Charbonneau
SVP, GM & Head of Research and Early Development, Sarepta Therapeutics

Erica Conroy, PhD
CEO & Co-founder, Primum

Jennifer M. Dauer
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Steve Fening, Ph.D
Associate VP for Research | Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

Paco Herson, PhD
Associate VP for Health Sciences Innovation, The Ohio State University | Associate Dean for Research Innovation, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Matthew McFarland, RPh, PhD
Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Eddie Pauline, MBA, OhioCED
President & CEO, Ohio Life Sciences Association & Ohio Life Sciences Foundation

Michael Triplett, PhD
President & CEO, Armatus Bio



