About

Chris McDonald has for the past four years devoted his biochemical analysis, synthesis and complex problem-solving skills to studying and developing the chemistry around creating various hemp-derived formulations and their effects.

Mr. McDonald’s ability in this regard started with the education and training he received as a healthcare specialist and combat medic through an elite Army program during Oct 2002 through Nov 2005. As part of being trained to perform battlefield triage, the program included not only learning about primary care medicine, but also how to improvise remedies utilizing natural and plant-based resources. He in turn also trained Army medics and Navy corpsmen seeking their combat lifesaver credential in advanced first aid.

After being honorably discharged, Mr. McDonald spent the next fourteen years as a manager of various diagnostic efforts involving the use of electroencephalograph and polysomnograph technologies for evaluating neurological disorders affecting emotional stability and sleep.

Following the passage of the 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act, which, after an 80 year hiatus, once again allowed farmers to grow hemp subject to its containing less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC by dry weight, Mr. McDonald turned his focus to exploring the potential for developing healthcare compounds derived from hemp constituents.

David O. Zenker, Jr. is a principal and advisor specializing in the conception, planning, funding & management of start-up and early-stage companies whose product or service represents a paradigm shift that offers a self-evident, marked improvement over current standards.

From 1978 until 1982, he was a partner with London-based Frith, Kirk & Zenker, providing management and marketing consulting services to European companies operating in the Arabian Gulf. He was based in Sharjah, U.A.E. where to complement his consulting work, he developed and managed under the direction of Frederick Pittera, an American pioneer in the exhibition industry, the Arabian Gulf’s leading exhibition, conference and entertainment center from 1978 – 1982. In 1983, Mr. Zenker joined the fixed income department at Bear Stearns in New York, working first in high yield bonds and then specializing in bankruptcies and restructurings. He subsequently worked in the same field at Oppenheimer & Co. from June 1988 to June 1991 and Jefferies & Co. from July 1991 to April 1993.

After leaving Wall St. in 1993, he served as President of Van Beuren Capital Management where he acted as both principal and advisor in connection with private equity investments related to energy, real estate, gaming and life sciences, the last being his primary focus for the past 10 years. Mr. Zenker has a B.A. from Brown University and a M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business.