Listening is in our DNA.
Ακούω in Greek translates to Listen in English. At Akouos (ah KOO ohs), we strive to be a team that listens to one another, to healthcare providers, and to the deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) community. Our partnerships and collaborations are focused on common goals and predicated on respect, trust, and transparency.
Common Goal Partnerships
In partnering with the D/HH community, we will use the principles outlined here as our guide.

"Hearing loss is one of the greatest challenges in medicine today, and with no FDA-approved pharmacologic therapies available, an area of severe unmet need."
Manny Simons, PhD | Founder and CEO of Akouos
We Are Akouos
Vikrant Borse
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Grace Cook
HUMAN RESOURCES
Tayler Renshaw
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Dani Deluty
PROCESS & ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT
Christine O’Leary
MEDICAL AFFAIRS
Jennifer Pappadakis
MEDICAL AFFAIRS
Mike Yang
PHARMACOVIGILANCE
Nick Buss
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Tracy McHugh
FINANCE
Edwin Harmon
FACILITIES
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Agnes Kent
QUALITY
Matt McGill
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Marquette Webster
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Heather Devantier
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Melissa Clague
ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT
Christian Doherty
AAV MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Cambria Alpha-Cobb
LEGAL
Ryan Anderson
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Yukako Asai
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Priya Bansode
AAV MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Mike Bayer
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Jean Bennett
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Alexandra Bettina
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Frima Bourtman
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Joshua Boyer
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
Amy Burke
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
Robyn Chiang
AAV MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Rick Churchill
AAV MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Jason Connell
IT
Michelle Dang
PROCESS & ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT
Samantha Davis
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Stephen DiRico
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Sara Donaldson
QUALITY
Jamie Estime
QUALITY
Yi Feng
TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
Shimon Francis
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Yuan Gao
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Alan Gilstrap
ADVOCACY & ENGAGEMENT
Aaron Graham
QUALITY
Katherine Gribble
AAV MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Karen Grinnen
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
Tyler Halloran
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
Christian Heath
OPERATIONS
Joey Henry
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Amanda Henry
QUALITY
Linnea Herzog
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Ann Hickox
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Veronica Juarez
PROGRAM LEAD
Arlene Juaton
QUALITY
Judith Kelley
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION
Ian Kenney
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Ventsi Kichikov
IT
Ye-Hyun Kim
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Brian Krisak
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Kathy Lennon
CLINICAL
Danielle Lenz
AAV MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Brian Lin
MEDICAL
Emily Liu
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
Todd Mabe
QUALITY
Donna Mackey
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
John Martin
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Alex Martinez
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Sam Maxwell
PROCESS & ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT
Michael McKenna
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF SURGICAL OFFICER
Jennifer Meaney
HUMAN RESOURCES
Garo Mikaelian
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Nancy Miller
QUALITY
Joe Mombeleur
PROCESS & ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT
Jonathan Morgan
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Robert Ng
AAV MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Michael Nguy
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Kenyaria Nobl
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Damla Ozen
IT
Bifeng Pan
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Jean Phillips
CLINICAL
Marshall Poirier
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Kevin Powers
QUALITY
Kathy Reape
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Jennifer Santos
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
William Sewell
FOUNDER
Rita Simonds
QUALITY
Emmanuel Simons
CEO, PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER
Richard Smith
FOUNDER
Jenna Soper
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Suzanne Stokes
PROGRAM LEAD
Christian Supina
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Junaid Syed
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Chris Tarapata
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Aaron Tward
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Michelle Valero
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Luk Vandenberghe
FOUNDER
Stephanie Vander Veur
QUALITY
Brian Vincent
OPERATIONS
Katie Wachtel
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Suzanne Walker
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION
Sierra Wasielewski
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Jennifer Wellman
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Brianna Whelan
OPERATIONS
Jonathan Yeh
PROCESS & ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT
Fan-fan Yu
BIOSTATISTICS

Join us in the pursuit of healthy hearing for all.
What’s at our core
We Work to Change Lives
Akouos listens: to each other, to the individuals and families we work to serve, to our collective conscience.
Akouos engages: Honestly, transparently, respectfully.
Akouos leads: Authentically, boldly, bravely, with purpose and passion.
Akouos creates: High standards, opportunities to excel, better medicines.
Akouos trusts: Ourselves, each other, our science.