Claire L. Kruger, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Dr.
Claire L. Kruger serves as Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and as a
member of the
Board of Directors since 2007. She also serves as
Director of Spherix
Consulting. Dr. Kruger is a toxicologist with more
than 20 years of
consulting experience. Her primary area of expertise
is in
pharmaceuticals, consumer products and foods, where
she provides
scientific, regulatory, and strategic support to
clients in both the
U.S. and international regulatory arenas. She has
conducted toxicity
evaluations of food contaminants, as well as health
risk assessments
and exposure assessments of drugs, cosmetics, and
pesticides. Her
clients include food, drug, and dietary supplement
manufacturers,
agricultural producers, biotechnology companies,
trade associations,
and law firms. In her role as a consultant, Dr.
Kruger has been
involved in the safety evaluation of a variety of
consumer products,
providing oversight of product compliance with
current and emerging
scientific and regulatory guidance. Dr. Kruger
received her Ph.D. in
Toxicology from Albany Medical College, and her B.S.
in Biology from
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY.
Robert A. Lodder, Ph.D.
President
Dr.
Robert A. Lodder has been a member of the
Spherix Board of Directors since 2005 and has served
as President of
the company since August 2007. He has served as a
Professor of
Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy,
University of
Kentucky Medical Center, and currently holds joint
appointments in the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
and the Division of
Analytical Chemistry of the Department of Chemistry
at Kentucky. He was
a founder of InfraReDx,
Inc. in 1998 and Prescient
Medical, Inc. in
2004. His technology was most recently used to
launch Escent
Technologies. Dr. Lodder received his
B.S. degree cum laude in Natural Science
and his M.S. in Chemistry in 1983 from Xavier
University, Cincinnati,
Ohio in 1981. He received his Ph.D. in Analytical
Chemistry in 1988
from Indiana University.
Robert L. Clayton, CPA
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Mr.
Robert L. Clayton was elected to the
Office of Interim CFO and Treasurer in August 2007.
He previously
served as Director of Finance and Controller of the
Company. Prior to
joining Spherix, he was a Senior Auditor for the
public accounting firm
Rubino & McGeehin, Chartered. Mr. Clayton holds
a B.S. in business
and management from the University of Maryland and a
C.P.A. from the
District of Columbia.
Katherine M. Brailer
Corporate Secretary and Director of Administrative Services
Ms. Brailer has been with
Spherix since 1988 and has served as an Officer of
the Company since 2000. As Corporate
Secretary, Ms. Brailer is responsible for reviewing
and signing all corporate documents, and for the
creation, maintenance, and retention of official
Corporate records. In her current position as
Director of Administrative Services, Ms. Brailer
directs, coordinates, and oversees all
administrative services, including human resources,
accounts payable and receivable, and clerical and
support services. She is also responsible for
the creation and implementation of all Company
policies and procedures, and serves as the investor
relations contact.