Member Bios: Chubb, Cohen, Coit, Cole

James Chubb is the founder and principal of ProPharma International Partners, Inc., a consulting and advisory service company to biotechnology companies. James was also the senior executive at GlaxoSmithKline for more than 12 years, and has acted as the president and chief executive of Triplex Pharmaceuticals and its successor Aronex Pharmaceuticals. He has a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and has completed a cardiovascular research fellowship at Michigan State University.

Perry Cohen is a co-founder and president of The Pharmacy Group LLC in Glastonbury, Conn. This company provides marketing services to healthcare, information technology and pharmaceutical companies Perry is a co-founder, past president and fellow of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, a member of the Drug Topics Editorial Advisory Board, Managed Healthcare Executive Editorial Board of Advisors, and a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy. He holds bachelor of science in pharmacy and doctor of pharmacy degrees from University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
 

R. Ken Coit graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1967, but practiced pharmacy for just three years before beginning a career in investing and financial planning. Ken completed an MBA degree from Pepperdine University while developing his business. He is founder and head of Coit Financial, which now manages more than 8,000 apartment units in California.

For more about Ken, see Pharmacist turns investor gives back to COP.

Jack Cole is dean emeritus and professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. He received his bachelor of science in pharmacy degree from the University of Arizona in 1953 and his doctor of philosophy in medicinal chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1957. Jack was the dean of the College of Pharmacy from 1977 to 1990, and later became the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for the university. Jack also served as the director of graduate education, research and scholarship at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy from 1992 to 1994.