At Curiex, we believe that deep site relationships, operational excellence, and scientific integrity are the foundations of transformative clinical research.

Leadership & Vision at Curiex

Our leadership team is more than seasoned executives — they are long-time collaborators who share a unified mission: to run smarter, patient-centric trials. Many have partnered with founder Eric Hayashi for years, collectively shaping the evolution of the SMO / integrated site network model around the world.

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Eric Hayashi

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

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Jay Koh, PharmD, MBA

Director, Corporate Development

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Tanya Astorga

Director, Eastern Region

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David Hammond

Director, Quality

Jonathan Siegel, MBA

Interim Chief Financial Officer

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Vinny Napoli

Chief Growth Officer

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Amy Waldow

Director, Human Resources

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Indi Rooney

Marketing Manager

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Dave VanderYacht, CPA, CMA

Controller

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Dominique Barragan, MA, CCRC

Director, Western Region

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Kirsten Noble

Director, Budget & Contracts

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Brent Eller, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Primary Outside Counsel

Medical Directors

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Fran Broyles

Endocrinology

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Teresa Jacobs

Sleep Medicine

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Sonja Krejce

Dermatology

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Bernardo Ng

Psychiatry

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Steven Halpern

Cardiology

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Alan Kivitz

Rheumatology

Sam Lederman

OB/GYN

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