Board of Directors

* Independent Director

  • Martyn D. Greenacre

    • Chair of the Board
    • Independent Director

    Martyn D. Greenacre has served on our board since February 2000 and has served as Chairman of our board since May 2017. From June 1993 to July 2000, Mr. Greenacre was a director of Creative BioMolecules, Inc., a predecessor life science company of Curis. Mr. Greenacre served as Chairman of Life Mist L.L.C., a privately-held company in the field of fire suppression, from September 2001 to December 2016. From June 1997 to June 2001, Mr. Greenacre was Chief Executive Officer of Delsys Pharmaceutical Corporation, a drug formulation company. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Greenacre was President and Chief Executive Officer of Zynaxis, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Prior to Zynaxis, Inc., Mr. Greenacre served in various senior management positions at SmithKline Beecham Limited, a pharmaceuticals company, from 1973 through 1992, including as Chairman of European Operations and was appointed to its board of directors. Mr. Greenacre also serves as a director of Formula Pharmaceuticals. Previously, Mr. Greenacre served as a director of Acusphere, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Neostem, Inc. (now Caladrius, Inc.) and Orchestra Therapeutics, Inc., and as a director and Chairman of BMP Sunstone Corporation. Mr. Greenacre received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Harvard College.

  • John Hohneker, M.D.

    • Independent Director

    John Hohneker, M.D., has served on the Board of Directors since December 2021. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Evelo Biosciences, Humanigen, Inc., Aravive, Inc., Trishula Therapeutics, Inc., BioTheryX, Inc., and Cygnal Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Hohneker previously served on the Board of Directors of Torque Therapeutics, Inc. and Dimension Therapeutics, Inc.

    Previously, Dr. Hohneker served as President and CEO of Anokion SA. Prior to Anokion, he was President of Research and Development at FORMA Therapeutics Inc., where he guided the company’s transition from a discovery-stage biotech to one with multiple programs in clinical trials. During his tenure at Novartis AG, as SVP and Global Head of Development, Immunology and Dermatology, Dr. Hohneker played a critical role in the development and commercialization of many notable products including Cosentyx®, Ilaris®, Gleevec®, Zometa®, Tasigna®, and Afinitor®. Prior to joining Novartis, he held leadership positions at Glaxo Wellcome and its legacy company, Burroughs Wellcome.

    Dr. Hohneker received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Gettysburg College and his M.D. from Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in medical oncology, all at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

  • Kenneth I. Kaitin, Ph.D.

    • Independent Director

    Kenneth I. Kaitin, Ph.D., has served on our board since November 2003. Since July 1998, Dr. Kaitin has been the Director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, an academic drug policy research group providing strategic information to help drug developers, regulators, and policy makers improve the quality and efficiency of the drug development process. Since August 2014, Dr. Kaitin has held a primary appointment as Professor at the Tufts University School of Medicine, as well as secondary appointments as Professor of Medicine and Professor of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. In December 2014, Dr. Kaitin received the appointment of Advisory Professor at Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University. Since September 1999, he has served on the faculty of the European Center for Pharmaceutical Medicine at the University of Basel, and since April 2006 he has been a Visiting Executive at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. At the Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Kaitin was a Research Associate Professor of Medicine from October 2003 to May 2008 and a Research Professor from May 2008 to August 2014. Dr. Kaitin has written extensively on a broad range of drug development issues and has provided public testimony before the U.S. Congress in hearings on pharmaceutical innovation and FDA reform. Dr. Kaitin is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Drug Information Journal, and from 1997 to 1998 he was President of the Drug Information Association. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, and he serves on the editorial boards of a number of peer-review journals. Dr. Kaitin serves as an expert consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense on Bioterror Countermeasure issues. Dr. Kaitin received an M.S. and Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Rochester and a B.S. from Cornell University.

  • Anne E. Borgman, M.D.

    • Independent Director
  • Marc Rubin, M.D.

    • Independent Director

    Marc Rubin has served on our board since June 2010. Dr. Rubin has served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since May 2009. He held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Titan Pharmaceuticals from October 2007 until December 2008. From June 2006 until February 2007, Dr. Rubin served as Head of Global Research and Development for Bayer Schering Pharma, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer Healthcare and the Board of Management of Bayer Schering Pharma. Beginning in October 2003 and until the merger of Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Schering AG in June 2006, Dr. Rubin was a member of the Executive Board of Schering AG with responsibility for global development and for three global business units, including the oncology business unit, as well as Chairman of Schering Berlin Inc. and President of Berlex Pharmaceuticals, a division of Schering AG. From 1990 until August 2003, Dr. Rubin was employed by GlaxoSmithKline where he held positions in global clinical and commercial development overseeing programs in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. From 2001 through 2003, he was Senior Vice President of Global Clinical Pharmacology & Discovery Medicine.

  • James Dentzer

    In September 2018, Mr. Dentzer was appointed as a Director and as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dentzer, who joined Curis in 2016, was promoted earlier in 2018 to Chief Operating Officer to manage all functions outside of research and development, including business development, manufacturing, quality, human resources, finance, legal, IT, and investor and public relations. He is also leading the pre-commercial strategic planning for fimepinostat, which received Fast Track designation from the FDA for the treatment of patients with Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL. Before joining Curis, Mr. Dentzer was Chief Financial Officer of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, where he led the IPO and successful follow-on financings. Earlier in his career, he held several leadership positions with Valeritas, Amicus Therapeutics and Biogen. Mr. Dentzer earned a BA in philosophy from Boston College and MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.