Management
Donavon McConn
Chief Executive Officer
Donavon McConn, PhD is an accomplished biotechnology executive leading Ostentus
Therapeutics as Chief Executive Officer. With nearly three decades of industry experience,
he leverages his extensive background to drive Ostentus’ platform-based approach to
innovative therapeutics. His strategic leadership at XinThera was instrumental in advancing
its scientific program—a key factor in its acquisition by Gilead in 2023. Dr. McConn’s
experience spans critical stages of drug development, from early-stage target validation and
IND-enabling studies to advancing assets into clinical development, positioning Ostentus
Therapeutics to seize emerging opportunities in the biotech sector.
Elisabetta Graff
President/CFO
Elisabetta holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Parma, Italy. A native of Mantova, Italy, Elisabetta moved to California in 1993 and has spent her entire professional career of 27 years in various roles at a leading importer and distributor of high-end kitchen cabinets and case goods from Italy with operations in California, Florida, and New York. In her role as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance of Luxitaly Group (formerly Snaidero USA),
Guido Marcucci
Scientific Advisor
Guido Marcucci MD is a practicing medical oncologist with focus on leukemia, hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. He received his MD degree from the Catholic University in Rome, Italy and completed his US training in Internal Medicine through the State University of New York and in Medical Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, both in Buffalo, NY.
Stuart Weinstein
General Counsel
Stuart Weinstein is an expert on the management
of legal risk and the operation of corporate legal departments and the
commercialization of intellectual property assets in industry and commerce and
the health sector. Since 2017, Stuart has been Reader in Legal Risk Management,
Aston University (“Aston”), Birmingham. Aston (which received its Royal Charter
from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 22nd April 1966)
Stuart is currently
serving as a special constable with the West Midlands Police, the second
largest police force in England and Wales responsible for policing the cities
of Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton.