A seasoned Life Sciences professional with more than 30 years of cross-functional team leadership skills in areas critical to the success of emerging and established biopharmaceutical companies. Dr. Brownell has extensive gained in a series of global positions with Bayer Healthcare, Aerovance, Amarantus Bioscience, Todos Medical, and several executive-level consulting engagements in the biopharmaceutical industry. She is the Founder of Zephyrbiotech, LLC, a consulting practice through which she serves in interim Program Executive positions, and is an Independent Board Director for Impact Biomedical, Inc. Dr. Brownell earned her BS in Biology from Allegheny College and MS, MPhil and PhD in Biology from Yale University.