Lexaria Bioscience Corp. announced the appointment of Gregg Smith, Founder of Evolution VC Partners, as Senior Advisor. Prior to forming his investment company in 2007, Gregg spent 20 years on Wall Street as an investment banker focused on executing private equity placements with a strong focus on life sciences. Gregg was formerly the Managing Director and Head of Cowen and Company's Private Equity Group. Prior to that, Gregg was a Principal of the Equity Private Placements Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.