NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the company has added Dr. Dennis McBride to its Board of Directors. Dr. McBride brings deep experience in Neuroscience, Medical and Information Technology and digital therapeutics to the Company. Dr. Dennis McBride has led numerous national and international initiatives in neuroscience and its interface with information technology, national security, and medical technology/drug development both within the federal government and in the private sector, three of which are now multi-billion-dollar enterprises.

He has formative experience in CNS-focused digital therapeutics, having participated with NRx founders in developing now military-proven digital therapeutic technology for reduction of stress and depression. He was instrumental to the founding of InQTel and other private sector-focused initiatives. Dr. McBride dedicated his Navy career to Aerospace Medicine and ergonomics, during which he served in leadership roles at six nationally-prominent laboratories, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Naval Aerospace Medical Research Lab, Naval Research Lab, the Office of Naval Research, and the Naval Medical Research Institute.

Upon retiring as a highly decorated Navy Captain, he assumed leadership of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, where he continues to serve as President Emeritus. He then joined the National Defense University as a Professor to lead the Center for Technology and National Security Policy, completing his term as a Senior Executive-4 (Civilian equivalent to Vice Admiral). Most recently, he served a tour of duty in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Dr. McBride has served as an adviser to Cabinet Secretaries, US Congressional Committees, and to corporate C-Suite executives. His educational background includes the University of Georgia, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, the University of Southern California, the London School of Economics, and Harvard Business School, earning a Ph.D. in experimental psychology and four master's degrees.