Learn about who we are, what we believe
and the people who lead us
Discover our unique scientific approach
for diseases with high unmet need
The first and only FDA-approved
treatment for Demodex blepharitis
Explore the possibilities of our robust pipeline
to address significant unmet patient needs
Find additional corporate
and stock information
Our management team has deep experience developing and commercializing breakthrough therapeutics designed to make a meaningful impact in patient lives
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
General Counsel
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Medical Officer
SVP, Corporate Affairs
Bobby cofounded Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with Michael Ackermann in November 2016 and has served as its President and CEO since September 2018. He has served as the company’s Chairman since December 2022. Since its founding, Tarsus has established a leading team and culture and has completed successful fundraising efforts through multiple private and public financings and global partnerships. Tarsus secured FDA approval for its first product, XDEMVY® (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25%, which is the first and only FDA-approved treatment in the United States for the eyelid disease Demodex blepharitis. Beyond XDEMVY, Tarsus is also evaluating additional therapies that have the potential to create new categories in other disease areas, including ocular rosacea and Lyme disease prevention.
Bobby has cofounded and led other novel therapeutics companies, including Vibrato Medical and Metavention, and currently serves on the board of Vibrato Medical and as Chairman of the board of Osanni Bio. Bobby began his biotechnology career at Versant Ventures and Third Rock Ventures, where he was an investor and board observer for a variety of life sciences companies. He also served on the board of the nonprofit organization Octane.
Bobby trained as a physician scientist, completing his residency in internal medicine and serving as an attending hospitalist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He received an MD from Harvard Medical School (Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology), a PhD in chemistry from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and a BA in physics from Rice University. He is also an author of numerous patents and peer-reviewed publications. Bobby enjoys sports, travel, arts and culture and spending time in Newport Beach with his son, wife and dog.
Bhaskar is a Senior Advisor at Frazier Healthcare Partners, where he has served since 2011. He brings significant operational experience in drug research, development and commercialization in the United States, Europe and emerging markets to the Life Science team. He also leads investments in later-stage companies as well as in international opportunities and is a co-founder of Arcutis (NASDAQ: ARQT), where he currently serves on the board. Bhaskar also serves as an advisor to the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. He formerly served on the boards of directors of Teligent (NSDAQ: TLGT), Silvergate Pharmaceuticals (acquired by CutisPharma, now known as Azurity), Corium International (acquired by Gurnet Point Capital) and Thesan Pharmaceuticals.
Prior to joining Frazier, Bhaskar was President of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, where he led the company’s international operations and business development activities. He joined Valeant through its acquisition of Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, where he had been President and CEO. Before Dow, Bhaskar worked at Mylan Pharmaceuticals in several capacities, including EVP of Scientific Affairs at Bertek Pharmaceuticals, a Mylan subsidiary, and as General Manager of the Dermatology Division. Earlier, he worked at Penederm, a skincare and drug-delivery company, as VP of R&D. Bhaskar holds a PhD in pharmaceutics, an MS in industrial pharmacy and a BS in pharmacy.
Andrew serves as a portfolio manager at Marshall Wace, a leading asset management firm, where he helps lead the XO Healthcare Innovation Fund. Before this, and since February 2016, he served as a partner on the innovation team at Vivo Capital, a global healthcare investment firm focused exclusively on the life sciences industry. Prior to this, Andrew was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he served pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies across a range of strategy, M&A, sales, marketing and product development topics. Andrew is a US board-certified physician in both critical care and emergency medicine. He served as an instructor in medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN, from January 2013 to June 2013, where he also completed a fellowship in critical care medicine and served as an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Prior to this, Andrew completed emergency medicine residency training at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center (LAC+USC). Andrew has contributed to more than 25 scientific publications in leading peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA, Resuscitation and the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine and his research spans a variety of topics, from traumatic brain injury and cardiac arrest to biomarker analysis and healthcare quality.
Andrew received his MD from The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and a postdoctoral diploma in translational science from the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He has held academic and clinical appointments at Oregon Health & Science University, the University of Arizona, the Washington Township Medical Foundation and the Banner Health System.
Kate is a distinguished healthcare leader whose career has driven system-wide transformation in clinical policy, value-based care and health equity. Most recently, she served as Chief Medical Officer of Humana, where she provided executive clinical leadership for both the insurance and CenterWell businesses, guiding physician engagement, healthcare research and social-impact initiatives. She previously served as Senior Vice President for Clinical Analytics and Trends within Humana’s Clinical Solutions organization, where she was responsible for delivering business analytics and rapid-learning models designed to improve outcomes at lower cost.
Prior to Humana, Kate spent more than a decade at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where she was both the Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) and the Chief Medical Officer. In these roles, she shaped national policies to improve quality, safety and transparency across the US healthcare system.
For more than 25 years, Kate has also served on the faculty of the George Washington University Medical Center (GWUMC), where she continues to practice as a hospitalist and professor of medicine. She currently serves on the boards of the National Quality Forum and the Institute for Accountable Care. Kate earned her MD from Louisiana State University School of Medicine and a master’s degree in health services research from Yale University.
Bill is Founder and Managing Partner of Flying L Partners and a Founder and Managing Director of Versant Ventures. He has over two decades of operations experience in the healthcare industry and specializes in early-stage investing in medical devices. Prior to co-founding Versant Ventures, Bill was a general partner at Brentwood Venture Capital. He was previously Founder, Chairman and CEO of Chiron Vision, which was sold to Bausch and Lomb in 1997. Prior to Chiron Vision, Bill founded and served as President of American Medical Optics, a division of American Hospital Supply Corporation, which was sold to Allergan in 1986. Later, he served on the board of their successor company, Advanced Medical Optics, which was acquired by Abbott in 2009 and then by Johnson and Johnson in 2016.
Before entering the healthcare industry, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Bill currently serves on the boards of several private companies. He previously served on the board of Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), Glaukos (NYSE: GKOS) and Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: OYST). He received his BS, MS and PhD from Purdue University.
Scott Morrison has served public and private companies in the life sciences industry since 1980. Scott was a partner at Ernst & Young (EY) and was the US Life Sciences Leader until his retirement in 2015. During his tenure at EY, he worked on hundreds of public and private financings, M&A transactions and corporate collaborations. Scott serves on the Board of Directors and chairs the Audit Committee of Zai Lab, Vera Therapeutics, Corvus Pharmaceuticals and IDEAYA Biosciences. He previously served on the Board of Directors and was a member of the Commercial Committee for Global Blood Therapeutics (recently acquired by Pfizer). Scott has also served as a director on several life sciences industry boards, including the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) ECS Board, the Bay Area Biosciences Board (now CLSA), the Life Sciences Foundation and the Biotechnology Institute. Scott was awarded the CLSA Pantheon 2016 Life Sciences Leadership Award. Scott holds a BS in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley, and is a certified public accountant (inactive).
Wendy has more than 35 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry as a public company director and product commercialization leader, including 26 years at Merck & Co. Inc.
While at Merck, Wendy held positions of increasing seniority, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer. In that position, she led a global organization charged with all aspects of commercialization of pharmaceuticals in more than 20 therapeutic areas. She also served as General Manager, Cardiovascular/Metabolic US Business Unit, and as Merck’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Earlier in her career, she was Vice President of the Women’s Health Care franchise for Johnson & Johnson’s Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical subsidiary.
Wendy has served on the boards of several public and private biotechnology and medical device companies, including St. Jude Medical, Medivation, Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Aratana Therapeutics, MyoKardia and Global Blood Therapeutics. She has served on the Tarsus Board of Directors since 2021 and currently serves as Lead Director and Chair of our Compensation Committee and Commercial Committee. She also serves on the boards of Ideaya Biosciences, Inovio Pharmaceuticals and Iovance Biotherapeutics. Wendy received a BS in business administration from Portland State University and an MBA from Temple University, Fox School of Business.
Our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy have changed.
By clicking accept, you agree that you have read and will abide by these new terms.
