Chiasma, Inc. announced appointment of Mark Leuchtenberger as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Leuchtenberger currently serves as advisory board chair of the Massachusetts Emerging Technology Fund, MassDevelopment, and as a trustee and member of the Medical Education Committee, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also a board member of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.

Leuchtenberger holds an MBA from Yale School of Management and a B.A. in English from Wake Forest University.