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Ms. Hecht has over 25 years of experience as a corporate executive in the life science industry and currently serves as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: XERS), a speciality pharmaceutical company. From January 2019 to October 2021, Ms. Hecht served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Before Xeris, Ms. Hecht served as Managing Director and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer for Auven Therapeutics, a global biotechnology and pharmaceutical private equity firm. Ms. Hecht was previously a member of the Board of Directors of Neos Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NEOS) where she chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee and also served on the Board of Directors of Aytu BioScience Inc. (Nasdaq: AYTU) following its acquisition of Neos Therapeutics. Ms. Hecht is a graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School and started her career as an attorney specializing in intellectual property and corporate transactions at Willkie Farr & Gallagher (NY) and then Kirkland & Ellis (NY). She has established and led legal, compliance, licensing, human resources, and security departments at companies including Durata Therapeutics, Sun Products, MedPointe Inc. (formerly known as Carter-Wallace Inc.), Warner Chilcott PLC, ChiRex Ltd., and Alpharma Inc.