Jeff Calcagno

JEFF CALCAGNO, MD joined Vela Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Chief Financial
Officer and Vice President of Finance in July 2002. Dr. Calcagno, a
licensed psychiatrist with specialized training in psychopharmacology,
combines medical expertise with years of consulting and investment
banking experience. His business experience includes management
consulting work in McKinsey & Company’s international pharmaceutical
practice, healthcare investment banking research at Hambrecht & Quist
(now JP Morgan H&Q), and management of a successful high-tech startup.
His biomedical training includes an undergraduate degree (Phi Beta
Kappa) in Biology and an MD from Harvard University. He completed his
psychiatry residency and fellowship at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute
and Hospital. A former Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar, Dr.
Calcagno speaks six languages.