Michael Kokesh

Mr. Kokesh is the founder of ViCardia Therapeutics, Inc. Prior work experience includes serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation, a leading cardiovascular institute founded at the University of California - San Francisco Medical Center.

Mr. Kokesh has been an executive officer, founder or co-founder of four successful, institutional venture capital financed medical technology and healthcare services companies.

Education: B.A./B.S. (Distributive Major: Molecular Biology, Political Science, and English Literature) from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Juris Doctor from the University of California – Hastings College of Law, San Francisco.

Member of the California Bar Association.
Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.