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Gordon Ringold

Gordon Ringold

Executive Chairman of the Board at Maxymune Therapeutics.

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Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing Jun 3, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Gordon Ringold

Gordon Ringold is an executive chairman of the board at Maxymune Therapeutics.

Gordon Ringold reports to the SEC as a director or major shareholder of 4 public companies, including Apexigen (APGN), Ardelyx (ARDX) and Alexza Pharmaceuticals (ALXA).

Gordon Ringold first appears on SEC filings in 2006.

Experience

This experience comes from Gordon Ringold's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Gordon Ringold in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Salsa Biotherapeutics Current
Co-founder; Sr. Advisor
2025 – Present
Maxymune Therapeutics, Inc. Current
Executive Chairman of the Board
Founder (2023 – Present)
2023 – Present · Los Altos, CA
Develops treatments for people with immune system disorders.
Quadriga Biosciences Current
Chief Executive Officer
2015 – Present
Okava Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Member Board Of Directors
2017 – 2026
Apexigen, Inc.
Director
2022 – 2023 · Public company (APGN)
Ardelyx, Inc.
Director
2014 – 2020 · Public company (ARDX)
Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Founder (2002 – 2016)
Director
2002 – 2016 · Public company (ALXA)
SurroMed and Alavita
Chief Executive
2000 – 2013
Maxygen Inc.
Director and 10% owner
Co-Founder (1996 – 2013)
1996 – 2013 · Public company (MAXY)
Affymax
President
1991 – 2000
Syntex
Director of Cancer Biology
1986 – 1991
Stanford University School of Medicine
Faculty
1978 – 1987

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Gordon Ringold works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Maxymune Therapeutics, Inc. · Form D/A, Jun 3, 2026
Tatjana Naranda
Tatjana Naranda
President, Chief Operating Officer and director

Sources

  1. SECMaxymune Therapeutics, Inc. Form D/A, filed Jun 3, 2026
  2. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Gordon Ringold (SEC filer 1101713)