Behshad Sheldon is the founder and chairwoman of the board of directors for Female Opioid-addiction Research and Clinical Experts (FORCE). She is the former President and CEO of Braeburn and, through this role, came to be a passionate defender of the rights of people with opioid use disorder. Sheldon began her career in the pharmaceutical industry as a sales representative and has held positions in sales, training, and domestic and global marketing. She spent 10 years at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals and co-founded the Otsuka Princeton office in 2002. Sheldon also served as a member of the board of directors of the Otsuka R&D organization, contributing to the oversight of 18 pre-approval programs for 13 products in CNS, cardio-renal, pain, dermatology and oncology. Prior to joining Otsuka, she served as a Senior Director in Global Marketing at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where she was responsible for the marketing of Plavix and Glucophage. Sheldon's other commercial experiences have included managing successful marketing initiatives at SmithKline Beecham, including Bactroban. She has been a Director of Cerecor Inc. since July 11, 2014. Sheldon holds a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from the University of Rochester.