Daniel Cato

Mr. Daniel Cato has 30 years of experience in all phases of activities involved in the development and management of Clinical Trials. Mr. Cato was previously Director and Vice President of Project Operations for Cato Research Ltd., a Contract Research Organization (CRO) located in Durham, North Carolina. He was also the Managing Director for Cato’s Washington bureau, and was responsible for IT Strategy and Operations, Facilities, and Administrative Services. His close work with the Washington bureau has provided close contact and familiarity with the FDA and other Federal US agencies essential for the approval of new drug applications.

Mr. Cato learned the business from the ground up, starting as a computer technician developing early stage project plans, budgets and proposals for product development, Phase 1 through Phase 3 clinical trials, through to late stage clinical trial monitoring and analysis. He continued to direct and develop the overall networking plan for Cato Research including systems for internal operations of Finance, Human Resources, Network Operations and Business Development. Mr. Cato became managing director of their Washington, D.C. metro office, and participated in all contract negotiations and helped plan for strategic growth of the company. He recently left Cato Research after the family owned company was bought out by a strategic investment partnership.

Mr. Cato currently works as a consultant to help other companies develop and bring their drug products to market. After previously serving at Bach Pharma, Inc. on the Board of Directors and as President, Mr. Cato currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. With his extensive experience in pharmaceutical clinical trial management, systems, and knowledge of worldwide regulatory affairs, Mr. Cato brings the leadership necessary to complete Bach's international development goals. In addition, he continues to serve as a Director and Secretary/Treasurer of the RTP Federal Credit Union of North Carolina. Mr. Cato received his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina in 1991, and his MBA in 2009 from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Fuqua School of Business Global Executive Program, with an emphasis in health care.