Humberto has spent his career as an entrepreneur in healthcare and wellness focused on finding ways to improve the lives of people all over the world. His previous experience includes work in dermatology, ophthalmology, medical aesthetics, immunology, inflammation, cosmetics, medical devices, pharma and nutraceuticals. He is actively involved in research to address the issues arising from aging demographics, providing holistic health solutions, helping technologies converge and the digital revolution. Prior to joining Gore Range Capital, Humberto managed Galderma, a pharmaceutical company, for almost 20 years. From 2014 through 2016, he created and led Nestlé Skin Health, which endeavors to enhance quality of life by delivering science-based solutions for skin. Humberto promoted geographic expansion of the businesses he managed, created new channels and acquired new audiences.  He also led many successful acquisitions, integrations, joint-ventures, license deals and divestitures. In addition, Humberto has led research teams that achieved hundreds of New Drug Applications, patent filings and clinical trials on both sides of the Atlantic. Some of his successful digital initiatives include www.derm101.com and www.acne.com.

Mary Lake Polan, MD, PhD, MPH is Professor and Chair Emeritus of OB-GYN at Stanford University School of Medicine.  She has served on the Wyeth Board of Directors, on the Council of the Institute of Medicine, the NIH, and American Society for Reproductive Medicine, American Medical Women’s Association, and the Secretary of HHS’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.

Dr. Polan has published more than 130 articles, chapters, and books in her areas of research, and in the laboratory at Stanford she focuses on reproductive endocrinology and infertility and, most recently, on gene expression patterns in uterine fibroids (benign tumors).