Mr. Schroeder was one of Cadence Pharmaceutical’s co-founders and served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors since their inception in May 2004 until their acquisition by Mallinckrodt for $1.4B in 2014. From August 2002 to February 2004, he served as Senior Vice President of North America Sales and Marketing of Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a neuroscience-based pharmaceutical company. From February 2001 to August 2002, Mr. Schroeder served as General Manager of the Hospital Products Business Unit at Elan, a position he also held at Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty respiratory pharmaceutical and pulmonary drug delivery company, from May 1999 to November 2000 until its acquisition by Elan. Prior to joining Dura, Mr. Schroeder held a number of hospital-related sales and marketing positions with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a global pharmaceutical company. Mr. Schroeder is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Biocom, a regional life science trade association, where he is Chairman and a member of the executive committee. Mr. Schroeder is also a current director of Otonomy, Inc., and Collegium Pharmaceuticals. Previously Mr. Schroeder served on the boards of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Incline Therapeutics and Trius Therapeutics until their respective acquisitions. Mr. Schroeder holds a B.S. in management from Rutgers University.

Mr. Schroeder was one of Cadence Pharmaceutical’s co-founders and served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors since their inception in May 2004 until their acquisition by Mallinckrodt for $1.4B in 2014. From August 2002 to February 2004, he served as Senior Vice President of North America Sales and Marketing of Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a neuroscience-based pharmaceutical company. From February 2001 to August 2002, Mr. Schroeder served as General Manager of the Hospital Products Business Unit at Elan, a position he also held at Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty respiratory pharmaceutical and pulmonary drug delivery company, from May 1999 to November 2000 until its acquisition by Elan. Prior to joining Dura, Mr. Schroeder held a number of hospital-related sales and marketing positions with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a global pharmaceutical company. Mr. Schroeder is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Biocom, a regional life science trade association, where he is Chairman and a member of the executive committee. Mr. Schroeder is also a current director of Otonomy, Inc., and Collegium Pharmaceuticals. Previously Mr. Schroeder served on the boards of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Incline Therapeutics and Trius Therapeutics until their respective acquisitions. Mr. Schroeder holds a B.S. in management from Rutgers University.