Our Management Team
Jill Beraud is a global leader of multi-billion dollar iconic brands in fashion, beauty and consumer products. Prior to joining Living Proof, Jill was President of their Starbucks/Lipton Joint Ventures and Global Chief Marketing Officer at Pepsico, where she was responsible for developing brand and marketing strategies for PepsiCo's $60 billion portfolio of food and beverage brands. Previously, Jill spent 13 years at Limited Brands as CMO of Victoria's Secret and EVP of Marketing for its broader portfolio of specialty brands, including Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, Express, Henri Bendel, and Limited Stores. She began her career at Procter & Gamble. Jill received her MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from Boston University.
Ron brings 14 years of experience in product development and supply to Living Proof. Prior to joining the company, Ron was the Formulation/Process Manager in beauty care product supply for Proctor & Gamble. Ron also held the position of Project Chemist for 13 years with the Gillette Company where he developed and launched over 40 products for the Personal Care Group, including four patented technologies. While at Gillette, Ron also directed all R&D functions for cross division projects between Personal Care, Braun, Gillette Blade and the Razor Advanced Research Group. His products led to strategic brand launches for Fusion, Mach 3, Gillette Series and Satin Care, helping make Gillette the #1 brand in Europe and North America in its category.
David joined us after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego where he focused on the design, synthesis and evaluation of small molecule inhibitors of metalloproteins. His work led to the discovery and development of a new class of metalloprotein inhibitors and changed the way researchers look at the design of such compounds. During his four year tenure, David's research led to over a dozen publications and two US patent applications. Today, as the leader of our haircare program, he's been at the forefront of how our technology works with the physiology of hair.
Grace has over 13 years of experience building successful brands, launching profitable product lines, and driving all aspects of consumer marketing. Prior to joining Living Proof as CMO, Grace was the VP of Global Marketing at Smashbox Cosmetics, which was recently acquired by Estee Lauder. At Smashbox, she played an instrumental role in building the brand to become one of the fastest growing prestige cosmetic brands in the world, overseeing all aspects of new product strategy, brand development, marketing, merchandising and public relations. Prior to Smashbox, Grace gained substantial marketing experience with L’Oreal and Nestle where she led brand management and innovation of several global brands. Grace holds an MBA from Harvard and an engineering degree from University of Michigan.
Jon brings 20 years of experience in accounting, finance, and strategic management to Living Proof. He has experience in both the high tech and biotech industries in raising venture equity and has led efforts to secure several debt facilities at prior organizations. Most recently, he has served as Vice President of Finance and Operations for Rhytec, a medical device manufacturer. Prior to this position, he also held senior finance and operations positions at several startup organizations. Jon began his career in public accounting at Deloitte and Touche and is a CPA. At Living Proof, he is responsible for the all of the financial, administrative, and logistical operations.
Eric Spengler joined Living Proof in September, 2007. Eric is a seasoned consumer product development expert with over 27 years of research and development experience. Prior to joining Living Proof, Eric was Sr. Director OTC Health Care Development at Combe Incorporated where he led technical new product development for Combe's skin care, feminine care, oral care, denture care and men's grooming businesses. Before joining Combe, he held the position of Sr. Director of Hair Color Product Development for Clairol and VP R&D for Clairol's professional salon division - Matrix Essentials. Prior to Clairol, Eric gained substantial development experience with Procter &Gamble where he led the development of several global skin care new product introductions for Olay and Clearasil.
Chaz is seasoned product technologist with over 10 years of experience building web audiences, revenue, and market solutions. Prior to joining Living Proof, he was Director of Business Management at CBS Interactive's Entertainment & Lifestyle group. In this role, he managed business operations and business intelligence across the portfolio. Previously, he was a consultant at eBay's Internet Marketing group, where he worked on SEO, SEM, and consumer products. Chaz holds a BS in Computer Science from MIT.
Betty received her Sc.D. in Chemical Engineering from MIT where she was supervised by Bob Langer and Dan Blankschtein. Her research, elucidating how drugs get across the skin using advanced microscopy methods, received the Controlled Released Society's Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award. Betty comes to Living Proof with experience in pharmaceutical development at ALZA Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson &Johnson, where she was the project leader on a program focused on improving a drug arising from the J&J discovery pipeline. Today, Betty is responsible for leading our work in skin care and on the discovery of new materials.
