S02E38 - Dr. Raj Mehra - Chairman, CEO, Seelos Therapeutics - Saving Lives Mindset

Welcome to The Mindfulness Experience podcast. We introduce you to Seelos Therapeutics and its groundbreaking and innovative research on this show. 

I had a great time talking with Founder, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Raj Mehra. With a passion and enthusiasm for bringing life-changing therapies to those suffering from neurological diseases, Dr. Mehra has dedicated himself since 2003 to make a difference in the world of healthcare. 

Dr. Raj Mehra has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Seelos Therapeutics since January 2019. Before founding Seelos, Dr. Mehra spent nine years at Auriga USA, LLC as a Managing Director focused on private and public equity investments in global healthcare companies. Before Auriga, Dr. Mehra was the sector head for healthcare equity investments at Bennett Lawrence Management, LLC in New York. He also founded and managed a long-short equity hedge fund at Weiss, Peck & Greer LLC. Dr. Mehra started his career as an investment professional at Cowen Asset Management, LLC. Dr. Mehra holds M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., JD, and MBA degrees from Columbia University in New York. He is also a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he was ranked first in his class.

 

Seelos is working on Acute Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Major Depressive Disorder (ASIB in MDD), ALS, SCA, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and Alzheimer's diseases. 

 

We look forward to hearing more about the ground-breaking work happening at Seelos Therapeutics during this podcast series and hope you join us in supporting their mission!