Jeff Coull commenced work with the Weston Family Foundation as a contract Executive Director of the Weston Brain Institute in 2019, before taking on the responsibilities of Head of Strategic Initiatives and Programs in 2021. In his current role he contributes to undertakings of the Foundation that fall outside of the normal scope of its philanthropic activities.

Prior to working with the Foundation, Jeff started and ran several small biotechnology companies seeking to discover novel treatments for pain, inflammatory bowel disease and other indications. In addition to serving the Foundation, he advises various entities in the life sciences space.

Jeff holds a PhD in pharmacology from McGill University, where he studied spinal mechanisms contributing to chronic pain, and was awarded a BSc (Hons) from Queen’s University.