Leadership Team
Kim O'Neill, PhD
Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. O’Neill is the founder of Thunder Biotech and developed the MOTO-CAR© innovative immunotherapy. He has 40 years of experience in the field of Molecular and Microbiology research and has been a Professor of Molecular Biology and Immunology at Brigham Young University since 1992.
Allen Miner
Business Advisor
Allen Miner
Business Advisor
- Founder and President of The Miner Foundation
- Founding Partner of Global Hands-On VC
- Founder and Chairman of SunBridge Corp
- Chairman and CEO of Insight Technology, Inc.
- Co-Founder and Chairman of JAPAN CLOUD
- Oracle Japan
Samantha Scott
Legal Counsel
Samantha Scott
Legal Counsel
Dr. Dan Morath
Patent Attorney
Dr. Dan Morath
Patent Attorney
Board of Directors
Kent Misener
Chairman of the Board of Directors & Chair of the Business Advisory Committee
Kent Misener
Chairman of the Board of Directors & Chair of the Business Advisory Committee
- CEO of Verapath Global Investing LLC, a boutique investment advisory firm
- Member of the Investment Committee of the Community Foundation of Utah
- Member of the Investment Committee of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Phoenix, Arizona)
- Member of the Investment Committee of the USU Endowment Fund
- Member of the Investment Committee of both the Corporate and Benefits Finance arms of Intermountain Healthcare
- Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for SITFO (Utah’s State Institutional Trust Funds Office)
- Member of the Board of Directors and serves as the Chair of the Audit committees of the Longleaf Partners Funds and of the MVP Private Markets Fund
- Chief Investment Officer of Desert Mutual Benefit Administrators (DMBA) managing over $8 billion of assets, 1985-2015
- Past activities include serving as a director on the Board of ARKONA Inc, Deseret First Credit Union and on the board of the Salt Lake City Society of Financial Analysts
- MBA in Business Administration from Utah State University
- BS in Economics and Finance from Utah State University
Kim O'Neill, PhD
Board Member & Founder
Kim O'Neill, PhD
Board Member & Founder
- Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Thunder Biotech
- Developed MOTO-CAR® Innovative Immunotherapy
- Founded Thunder Biotech in 2016
- 40 Years of experience in the field of Molecular and Microbiology research and development focusing on the early detection of cancer and its treatment.
- Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Brigham Young University since 2000.
- Published 155 peer reviewed papers
- Presented over 1,000 national and international presentations
- Keynote Speaker at the 2019 World Congress on Breast Cancer
- Developed and established the Comet Assay to measure single stranded DNA breaks.
- 9 issued patents and 19 pending patent applications related to cancer research and development.
- Received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Ulster University
Steve Tanner
Board Member
Steve Tanner
Board Member
- Owns and manages multiple Ace Hardware stores and groceries stores.
- Served on the Utah Food Industry Board for 10 years and serving as Chairman of the Board for 1 year.
- Member of the Associate Food Stores and served on the Associate Food Stores Board of Directors for several years.
- Attended Brigham Young University, receiving a degree in Business Management and Marketing.
Barry Mower
Board Member
Barry Mower
Board Member
- Founder/Owner of Lifetime Products
- Founder/Owner of American Play World Company
- Received a B.S. in Microbiology from Weber State College
Allen Miner
Board Member
Allen Miner
Board Member
- Founder and President of The Miner Foundation
- Founding Partner of Global Hands-On VC
- Founder and Chairman of SunBridge Corp
- Chairman and CEO of Insight Technology, Inc.
- Co-Founder and Chairman of JAPAN CLOUD
- Oracle Japan
