Meet Our Team

Adrian Stecyk

Adrian Stecyk serves as Chief Executive Officer of Myrtelle. He is co-founder of Myrtelle and in March 2024 accepted the role of CEO.

Debaditya Bhattacharya

Tarek Ebrahim

Dr. Tarek Ebrahim is a physician, rare disease leader, and global biotechnology executive with more than 25 years of experience advancing therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases.

Olga Flamini

Olga Flamini joined the company in 2021, serving as the Co-Chief Medical Officer, where she brings her expertise to the forefront of clinical development plans.

Jordana Holovach

Jordana joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles in the non-profit/rare disease sector.

Michelle Hylan

Michelle Hylan serves as Head of Clinical Operations and is an internationally experienced Clinical Research Executive.

Katie O’Keefe

Katie O’Keefe is a regulatory affairs consultant with more than 25 years of experience leading global regulatory strategy for rare disease, oncology, ophthalmology, chronic pain, and hematology drug and biologic products from early clinical development through post-marketing lifecycle management.

Richard Layer

Rick joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the development of CNS therapies within the medical device, pharmaceutical, and gene therapy industries.

Thomas Madore

Thomas joined the company in 2022 and brings nearly 15 years of experience to the Myrtelle Finance team.

Josh Merritt

Dr. Joshua Merritt joined the company in 2024 bringing over 20 years of experience in biologics process development, manufacturing, and drug development.

Christy Milner

Christy Milner serves as Head of Quality Assurance and has spent more than 25 years helping life science organizations build strong, practical quality systems that meet regulatory expectations and support scientific innovation.

Michael Muhonen

Dr. Michael Muhonen joined the company in 2024 and brings with him over 30 years of neurological, neurosurgical, and research expertise.

Cassandra Santiago

Cassandra joined the company in the fall of 2021 and brings more than 15 years of administrative and facilities management experience.