Steven Marc Paul is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded SAGE Therapeutics, Inc., Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. and Tal Medical, Inc. and who has been the head of 6 different companies. Presently, he is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., Executive Chairman at Tal Medical, Inc. and Venture Partner at Third Rock Ventures LLC. Steven Marc Paul is also Chairman for Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc., Member of Institute of Medicine, Member of National Academy of Sciences, Professor at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Member of National Academy of Medicine of United States and on the board of 10 other companies.

In his past career Dr. Paul held the position of Executive Vice President-Science & Technology at Eli Lilly & Co. and President of Lilly Research Laboratories (a subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co.), Medical Director-Commissioned Corps at US Public Health Service, Member of The National Advisory Mental Health Council, Director at BioCrossroads, Scientific Director at National Institute of Mental Health, Member-Science Board at US Food & Drug Administration, Member of National Institute of General Medical Sciences, President at American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Steven Marc Paul received an undergraduate degree from Tulane University (Louisiana) and a doctorate and a graduate degree from Tulane University School of Medicine.