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Leadership

Executive Management Team

Remy LuthringerRemy Luthringer, PhD
Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Remy Luthringer was named Executive Chairman of the Board on February 5, 2018 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. since November 2014. He has been involved in the development of more than 150 active molecules for clinical trials in the central nervous system. Dr. Luthringer is an Advisor at Medicxi Ventures, formerly Index Ventures, a venture capital firm comprising all of the life sciences portfolio companies, funds and team from Index Ventures. Previously, he served as Chief Medical Officer for Index Ventures, with a focus on investments in healthcare infrastructure. He was also the head of the FORENAP Institute for Research in Neurosciences and Neuropsychiatry in France. Dr. Luthringer has extensive experience in clinical psychiatric practice and holds a PhD in neurosciences and clinical pharmacology.

Michael DavidsonMichael Davidson, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Davidson has extensive experience in the research and development of drugs to treat diseases of the central nervous system. He has been a consultant for a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and is a board member and reviewer for several professional organizations and neuroscience and psychiatry publications. Dr. Davidson has received the Neuroscience Award from the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology and from the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He is the recipient of over 50 research grants and has published over 300 articles primarily in peer reviewed journals in the areas of schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Fred AhlholmFrederick Ahlholm, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Ahlholm joined Minerva as a consultant in January 2014, and then held the positions of Chief Accounting Officer starting from July 2014 and Senior Vice President starting from May 2015. Prior to Minerva, he served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer for Amarin Corporation plc (Nasdaq: AMRN), where he helped direct the growth of the company from a small clinical-stage drug developer into a commercial enterprise of more than 400 employees. Mr. Ahlholm is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, earned his CPA certification while at Ernst & Young LLP and earned his bachelor’s in business administration at the University of Notre Dame.

Joseph ReillyJoseph Reilly
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Joe Reilly was most recently Vice President, Head of Commercial Strategy and Operations at Genzyme Corporation. In more than a decade at Genzyme, he also served as Vice President of Global Business Operations, Vice President of Commercial Operations and Vice President of Finance in the Rare Diseases Division. Joe holds a BS and MS in Finance from Boston College.

 

Jim O’Connor
General Counsel and Chief Business Officer

Mr. O’Connor joined Minerva in April 2026, with over 20 years of legal and business leadership experience in multiple industries including life sciences. Prior to Minerva, he served as General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer at Axena Health in progressive roles including legal, intellectual property, regulatory and strategic transactions. He began his career at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, earned a bachelor’s in Economics from Boston College and a Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School.