BRAUNSTEIN
Scott
Chief Executive Officer and Director at Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Organization: Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Profession: Chief Executive Officer
Biography
Scott Braunstein is Chief Executive Officer and Director at Marinus Pharmaceuticals.
Career
Scott Braunstein, M.D. was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Marinus in August 2019, executive chairman in February 2019 and has served on its board since September 2018.
Dr. Braunstein brings over 20 years of knowledge and experience from diverse biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry vantage points. Dr. Braunstein is currently an operating partner at Aisling Capital.
He most recently served as chief strategy officer and chief operating officer at Pacira Biosciences, Inc. Prior to Pacira, Dr. Braunstein served as a healthcare portfolio manager at Everpoint Asset Management and spent 13 years with J.P. Morgan Asset Management as a healthcare analyst and managing director in the U.S. Equity team, and as portfolio manager of the JP Morgan Global Healthcare Fund responsible for managing investments in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices.
Dr. Braunstein is currently on the board at Trevena, Inc. and Caribou Biosciences, Inc. He previously served on the boards of Constellation Pharmaceuticals (acquired by MorphoSys AG in July 2021), Ziopharm Oncology, Inc., Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. and Protara Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Braunstein began his career as a practicing physician at the Summit Medical Group and as assistant clinical professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center.
Education
He earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his B.S. from Cornell University.