Dr. Mario Rocci joined ICON as the former CEO of Prevalere Life Sciences, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of ICON plc) in 2008. He served as Executive Vice President of Global Bioanalytical Sciences, overseeing ICON’s expanding Bioanalytical Sciences group, until his current appointment as President, ICON Development Solutions.

Mario's 29 years of industry experience includes positions such as Head of the Laboratory of Investigative Medicine and Research Associate Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, where he was part of a team of Clinical Pharmacologists conducting Phase I-IV clinical studies on drugs undergoing development. Dr. Rocci was also a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.

Actively involved in the industry, Dr. Rocci served as the 2004 President of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), a professional society of over 12,000 members, having previously been elected to a three year term on the AAPS Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and is Chairman of the Board of the Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI). He has authored over 125 scientific publications and has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical sciences and the regulatory requirements of the FDA.

Dr. Rocci earned a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and a B.S. in Pharmacy from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
 

Dr Marion joined ICON in August 2009 from MDS Pharma Services and has 9 years’ experience as a principal investigator on over 250 Phase I studies. These have included first in man, radiolabeled, dose escalation, bio-equivalence and drug interaction studies.

Dr. Marion received his Bachelor of Science from Brooklyn College, New York, with a major in Chemistry. He proceeded to earn a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1972 and went on to receive his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Nebraska in 1975.

Holly Baker joined ICON in 2009, and is responsible for overseeing the Omaha volunteer database, local recruitment advertising and outreach, and leading our team of Volunteer Recruiters. Holly received her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2001. She has over 8 years of marketing, advertising and management experience, most recently in Phase I research.