Power of Attorney
Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Andrew J. Ritter
as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute
any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 27th day of January 2017.
/s/ William M. Merino
William M. Merino
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