Steven L. Basta is a businessperson who has been the head of 8 different companies and is Chairman for Viveve Medical, Inc., Chairman of Viveve, Inc. (a subsidiary of Viveve Medical, Inc.) and Chief Executive Officer of Mahana Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Basta is also on the board of DermBiont, Inc. and VYNE Therapeutics, Inc.

In the past he occupied the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of Gliatech, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at AlterG, Inc., Executive Director-Product Development at Orchestra Therapeutics, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of BioForm Medical, Inc., Director at Menlo Therapeutics, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at Merz Aesthetics, Inc., Chief Financial Officer & VP-Business Development at Creative Biomolecules, Inc. and Associate for Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.

Mr. Basta received an undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.