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About

At Ajna, we believe in the power of botanicals. Our founders pioneered the CBD industry, setting standards and developing treatments reported to surpass FDA-approved drugs.

ORIGIN: A VISION BORN OF EXPERIENCE AND purpose, EXECUTED BY A BEST-IN-CLASS BOTANICAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT TEAM.

Ajna's Leadership Team

Joel Stanley

CEO
Founder, 1st CEO, and former Board Chairman of Charlotte’s Web

Orrin Devinsky, MD

Chief Medical Advisor
Director Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone, Lead Investigator for Epidiolex™, Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Bob Judge, MBA

VP Finance
CFO MJBiz, privately-held companies and family office. Consultant to CW, CDB industry, Senior manager KPMG

Kelly Fair

Counsel & Corporate Development
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Scott Hansen, MBA

VP Operations + Quality
Development and QC Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Director QC and R&D Charlotte’s Web, VP QC and Regulatory Affairs Agricor/Botanacor

Ryan Lanier

Chief Scientific Advisor (DeFloria™)
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Chris DiDomenico

Director R&D + Analytical
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Malek Asfeer

Head of Creative & Communications
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Clinical & Regulatory Consultants

Jiinhui Dou, Ph.D

IAA Consulting

Kip Vought

IAA Consulting

Monil Shah, PharmD

IAA Consulting

Robert Findling, MD, MBA

Virginia Commonwealth

Scientific Advisory Board

Jiinhui Dou, PhD

IAA Consulting

Kip Vought

IAA Consulting

Monil Shah, PharmD

IAA Consulting

Robert Findling, MD, MBA

Virginia Commonwealth

Matt Johnson, PhD

JOHNS HOPKINS
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research

Ryan Vandrey, PhD

JOHNS HOPKINS
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director of Johns Hopkins Cannabis Science Laboratory

Staci Gruber, PhD

MCLEAN HOSPITAL - HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Director of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core; Director of Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery

Michael Bogenschutz, MD

NYU
Professor of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Director of NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine

Marcel Bonn-Miller, PhD

CHIEF SCIENCE AT CHARLOTTE'S WEB™
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Gene Morse, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
SUNY Distinguished Professor; Director of Biomedical Sciences, Translational Pharmacology Research Core

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Ajna seeks passionate individuals committed to transforming botanical science into real-world solutions. From pharmacology to regulatory affairs, your expertise will shape the future of medicine.

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