Contraline Team

“Great vision without great people is irrelevant."

Jim Collins

Our Team
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Kevin Eisenfrats

Co-Founder and CEO

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James Tursi, MD

Chief Scientific Officer

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Justin Mattice

Chief Commercial Officer

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Yelena Tropsha, PhD

Chief Technology Officer

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Alex Pastuszak, MD PhD

Chief Medical Officer

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Robert Greenleaf

VP, Quality and Operations

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Robert Goldman

VP, Clinical Operations

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Ted Looney

Sr. Director of Finance and Business Development

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Nic Matsumoto, PhD

Director of Research

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Lindsey Ott

Director of Program Management

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Tim Barry

Director of Engineering & Transfer

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Katie Lloyd

Director of Operations

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Tyler Chiartas

Associate Director, Preclinical Studies

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Ella Stack

Clinical Trial Manager

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Bethany Young PhD

Sr. Design Engineer

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Kyle Ripley

Operations Manager

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Olivia Luu

R&D Engineer

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Ria Agrawal

R&D Engineer

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Amon Aliser

Executive Assistant to CEO

Interested in joining us?

We are always looking for hard-working, passionate individuals who are excited to bring new contraceptive options to the world. If you enjoy working in small teams and solving difficult problems, you'd be a great fit for Contraline.

We are always looking for hard-working, passionate individuals who are excited to bring new contraceptive options to the world. If you enjoy working in small teams and solving difficult problems, you'd be a great fit for Contraline.

Our Investors
Google VenturesFounders FundMBX CapitalAmboy Street VenturesForeground CapitalPEAK6ShangBay Capital
Board of Directors
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Marty Emerson

Executive with over 30 years of experience leading companies through approval and commercialization.

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Gurdane Bhutani

Founder and Managing Partner at MBX Capital, an early-stage healthcare venture fund.

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Kevin Eisenfrats

Co-Founder and CEO of Contraline

Scientific Advisory Board
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Craig Niederberger, MD

Professor and Head of the Department of Urology at the University of Illinois at Chicago; co-editor in chief of Fertility and Sterility.

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Aaron Spitz, MD

Board-certified urologist and Associate Professor of Urology at UC Irvine, specializing in male reproductive medicine.

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Jay Sandlow, MD

Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and fellowship-trained specialist in male infertility.

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Meng Deng, PhD

Associate Professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University.

Dr. John Herr, Co-Founder of Contraline
In memoriam

1948-2016

Contraline is deeply rooted in Dr. John Herr's essence. Dr. Herr was a visionary, a scientist, and an entrepreneur at the forefront of reproductive biology. Contraline continues in the legacy of our co-founder by working relentlessly to develop new reproductive health technologies. Learn more about John here.

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