Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. CEO and leadership

Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D. co-founded Vanda and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director since May 2003. Prior to joining Vanda, Dr. Polymeropoulos was Vice President and Head of the Pharmacogenetics Department at Novartis AG from 1998 to 2003. Prior to his tenure at Novartis, he served as Chief of the Gene Mapping Section, Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, from 1992 to 1998.

Kim Wijkstrom serves as our SVP/Chief Marketing Officer since August 2019. Prior to joining Vanda, Mr. Wijkstrom served as SVP/CMO at Perry Ellis International (PERY), and most recently at OneMain Financial (OMF). Prior to that, Mr. Wijkstrom held a variety of leadership roles at advertising agencies (TBWA Chiat Day, BBDO, Crispin Porter + Bogusky) developing marketing strategies with clients including Apple, Absolut vodka, Activision/Guitar Hero, Nextel, and Volkswagen. Before this, Mr. Wijkstrom received his BA in Art History from Georgetown University, and his MBA in Marketing from New York University. He is also a recipient of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation fellowship for studies in museum administration at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and a Marcus Wallenberg Foundation Scholarship for studies in international business.

Scott Howell is a Chief People Officer at VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC..

Aranthan “AJ” Jones II has served as our Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer since July 2019. Prior to joining Vanda, Mr. Jones II served as Global Head of Public Affairs Practice and Chairman of the Corporate & Financial Practice for Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) where he counseled Fortune 500 clients on corporate affairs and communications, investor relations and social impact initiatives. Before this position, Mr. Jones II was Chief Policy and Communications Officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, one the world's largest private philanthropic foundations, where he led the organization’s communications function, public-private-partnerships, and public policy initiatives. Previous to joining the Foundation, Mr. Jones II served as Worldwide Head of Government Affairs for Gilead Sciences and led the company’s global engagement efforts to expand market access and accelerate pharmaceutical innovation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jones II was the policy director in the U.S. House of Representatives' Office of the Majority Whip and was directly responsible for crafting healthcare and financial services legislation. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Kevin Moran has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, since March 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Moran served as our Vice President and Controller from March 2018 to March 2020, our Controller from December 2012 until March 2018 and in other finance roles at the Company between September 2010 and December 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Moran was a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, an independent registered public accounting firm. Mr. Moran earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and his Master of Science in Accounting from James Madison University.

Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D. co-founded Vanda and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director since May 2003. Prior to joining Vanda, Dr. Polymeropoulos was Vice President and Head of the Pharmacogenetics Department at Novartis AG from 1998 to 2003. Prior to his tenure at Novartis, he served as Chief of the Gene Mapping Section, Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, from 1992 to 1998.