JESSE SHEFFERMAN

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Protara Therapeutics, Inc.

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2020-04-23 Jesse Shefferman co-founded Private ArTara and served as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors from November 2017 until the Merger, and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since January 2020. Prior to co-founding Private ArTara, Mr.Shefferman served as vice president and head of business development at Retrophin Inc., a publicly traded company focusing on rare diseases, from March 2014 until October 2017. Prior to Retrophin, Mr.Shefferman served as director, strategy & business development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, from September 2012 until March 2014. Mr.Shefferman previously served as an investment banker with Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers. Mr.Shefferman earned his B.A. in accounting from Gordon College and his MBA and certificate in health sector management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
2021-04-27 Mr. Shefferman earned his B.A. in accounting from Gordon College and his MBA and certificate in health sector management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
2022-04-27 Mr. Shefferman co-founded Private ArTara and served as CEO. He has experience in business development and investment banking. He earned a B.A. in accounting and an M.B.A. with a certificate in health sector management.
2023-04-26 Jesse Shefferman co-founded Private ArTara and served as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors from November 2017 until the Merger and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since January 2020. Prior to co-founding Private ArTara, Mr. Shefferman served as Vice President and Head of Business Development at Retrophin Inc., a publicly traded company focusing on rare diseases, from March 2014 until October 2017. Prior to Retrophin, Mr. Shefferman served as Director, Strategy & Business Development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, from September 2012 until March 2014. Mr. Shefferman previously served as an investment banker with Barclays Plc and Lehman Brothers Inc. Mr. Shefferman earned his B.A. in accounting from Gordon College and his M.B.A. and certificate in health sector management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
2024-04-26 Mr. Shefferman earned his B.A. in accounting from Gordon College and his M.B.A. and certificate in health sector management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-03-14