At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Massachusetts based CFO’ operating in the Pharmaceutical space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sravan K. Emany
SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Sravan K. Emany is Chief Financial Officer at Ironwood. Before joining the company in 2021, Mr. Emany served as the Corporate Vice President, Commercial Excellence and Chief Strategy Officer at Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corporation, where he was responsible for the Company’s commercial support functions and led the development of their corporate strategy. Prior to Integra, Mr. Emany was at Bank of America for ten years and held roles of increasing responsibility within the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) business, ultimately serving as a Managing Director of the M&A group. Mr. Emany began his career working at several well-respected banking institutions including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Emany has a B.A. in international relations and an M.A. in international relations and international economics, both from Johns Hopkins University.
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About Ironwood Pharmaceuticals: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is an entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company, develops drugs for gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases.
Ommer Chohan
Chief Financial Officer of Atlas Venture
Ommer Chohan joined Atlas in 2015 and servers as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer. He oversees the firm’s financial, legal, and operations functions. Prior to joining Atlas, Ommer was CFO/COO at Summerhill Venture Partners. Ommer joined Summerhill in 2006 and was part of the original team that spun out the firm from Bell Canada. At Summerhill Ommer was responsible for the finance, IT, and administrative functions in addition to providing financial and legal support to the investment team. Prior to Summerhill, Ommer was the VP-Finance at First Asset Management Inc. (acquired by Affiliated Managers Group), a holding company with equity interests in several leading Canadian asset management firms. Ommer received his BA-Honours, Specialist in Management from the University of Toronto, his MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University, and earned his CPA (Ontario) while at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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About Atlas Venture: Atlas Venture creates and invests in biotech startup companies with seed and early stage venture investments.
David Socks
Co-founder, CFO, and CBO of HilleVax
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About HilleVax, Phathom Pharmaceuticals: HilleVax is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and commercialization of novel vaccines.
Mary Reumuth
Chief Financial Officer of Kala Pharmaceuticals
Ms. Reumuth joined Kala in February of 2014 as Senior Director, Finance and Corporate Controller. She brings with her nearly 20 years of diversified finance and accounting experience. Ms. Reumuth was formerly Corporate Controller for Enobia Pharma (acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals). Prior to her tenure at Enobia, she spent several years at Genzyme Corporation in Cambridge, MA through the acquisition of ILEX Oncology in San Antonio, Texas. Ms. Reumuth began her career as an auditor with the San Antonio office of Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Reumuth earned her business degree from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Kala Pharmaceuticals: Kala Pharmaceuticals develops novel treatments for diseases that affect mucosal tissues.
Steve Maiocco
Chief Financial Officer of Schooner Capital
Steve has been Schooner’s Chief Financial Officer since 1996. A Managing Director, Steve divides his time between Schooner’s internal financial and administrative matters and Schooner’s investment portfolio, including serving as a board member of Millstone Medical Outsourcing and Iron Rail Group. Prior to joining Schooner, Steve spent approximately fourteen years in public accounting at Tonneson & Company CPAs P.C. where he worked with his clients on a wide range of accounting, financial and tax matters. Steve has an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and a Master’s of Science in Taxation degree from Bentley University. He is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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About Schooner Capital: Schooner Capital is a Boston-based private investment firm engaged in venture capital, growth equity, and public securities.
Jeff Poulton
Chief Financial Officer of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
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About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization.
Michael A. Doyle
Chief Financial Officer of Quanterix
With nearly 30 years of financial and management experience at major companies, Michael serves as Forrester’s chief financial officer (CFO). He leads Forrester’s finance team and oversees the company’s relationships with investors, market analysts, accountants, and bankers. Michael’s responsibilities also include both managing day-to-day financial activity as well as planning for Forrester’s long-term opportunities. Prior to joining Forrester, Michael was CFO of EasyLink Services, a publicly traded global telecommunications messaging provider. There he led an organization focused on improving productivity and financial planning and reporting. Previously, Michael served as CFO at Dun & Bradstreet, North America, responsible for driving the cash flow process improvement to record cash performance, and successfully integrating the Hoovers acquisition. Michael began his career at Continental Can where his tenure included financial management roles at the leading diversified packaging manufacturer. For the next 14 years, he held senior financial management positions at Cendant, Allied Signal, PepsiCo, as well as marketing and strategy positions at Cendant and PepsiCo. Michael holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the University of Notre Dame.
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About Quanterix: Quanterix is a platform for single molecule analysis that supports clinical diagnostics, drug development, and life science researches.
Frank Reynolds
Chairman of the Board, CEO, CFO, CSO & Co-Founder of PixarBio
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About PixarBio: PixarBio Corp is a specialty Biotechnology company focused on pre-clinical and commercial development of new products.
Hunter Smith
Chief Financial Officer of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
Hunter Smith is the Chief Financial Officer at Rhythm Pharmaceuticals.
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About Rhythm Pharmaceuticals: Rhythm is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing peptide therapeutics
Nikita Shah
President & CFO of Nivien Therapeutics
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About General Biotechnologies, Nivien Therapeutics: Nivien Therapeutics is developing the first small molecule drugs to enhance both chemo and immunotherapies.
Bruce Tiedemann
Partner / CFO of Boston Millennia Partners
Bruce is a founder of Tiedemann & Company, an independent certified public accounting firm. He has also served as part-time Chief Financial Officer or Controller of several start-up venture funded companies. His professional experience includes over 20 years of public accounting experience.
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About Boston Millennia Partners: Boston Millennia Partners provides private equity financing to high growth companies in the healthcare and business services industries.
Chip Catlin
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Celldex Therapeutics
Chip Catlin joined our board of directors in September 2018. He currently serves on the Board of Corbus Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. Chip Catlin previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., where he raised more than $500 million from equity, convertible debt and private placement transactions, as well as devised and led financial strategies to successfully complete several asset acquisitions adding substantial long term value for the company. Prior to Celldex, Chip Catlin held senior financial and operational positions with biopharma companies Endogen, Inc. and Repligen Corporation. Chip Catlin earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Babson College. He is also a certified public accountant. Chip Catlin’s more than 22 years of experience as a senior financial officer of public biopharmaceutical companies make him an ideal addition to our board of directors.
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About Celldex Therapeutics: Celldex is a clinical stage company dedicated to developing monoclonal and bispecific antibodies that address devastating diseases.
Chuck Abdalian
CFO of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals
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About Checkmate Pharmaceuticals: Checkmate Pharma is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new approach for cancer immunotherapy.
C. Evan Ballantyne
Chief Financial Officer of OncXerna Therapeutics
C. Evan Ballantyne is the chief financial officer of [Agenus](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/agenus), a biotechnology company that develops and commercializes immunotherapies and vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases. Previously, he worked as the CEO of Synthetic Biologics. Ballantyne served as the CFO and executive vice president of Trovis Pharmaceuticals from 2006, before which he was the CFO of Knowledge Impact, ZymeQuest, Clinical Data, Velico Medical, Avalon Pharmaceuticals, and AcNielsen Corporation. Ballantyne holds a bachelor’s degree in political sciences and American history from the University of Western Ontario and a post-graduate degree in business administration from the University of Windsor.
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About OncXerna Therapeutics: OncXerna Therapeutics offers precision medicine using an innovative RNA-based biomarker platform.
Sylvia Cheung
Chief Financial Officer of Oculis
Sylvia Cheung is the Chief Financial Officer at Anika Therapeutics since April 1, 2013. Sylvia brings to Anika a substantial number of years of financial and general management experience. Prior to her current position, Sylvia was the Vice President of Strategic Processes and previously, she served as the General Manager for the company’s Italian-based subsidiary, Anika S.r.l. Sylvia joined Anika as Controller in 2005. In addition to fulfilling wide-ranging financial responsibilities as Controller, Sylvia led the company’s integration of Anika S.r.l. subsequent to its acquisition in 2009. Prior to Anika, she held a series of progressively responsible financial management positions at Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. From 1995 to 2000, Sylvia worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as an Audit Senior Associate. Sylvia holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University, and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
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About Oculis: Oculis is a clinical-stage, privately held, pharmaceutical development company focusing on ophthalmic drugs and novel drug delivery.
Manmeet S. Soni
Chief Financial Officer of Reata Pharmaceuticals
CFO/EVP at Reata Pharmaceuticals.
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About Reata Pharmaceuticals, Reata Pharmaceuticals: Reata Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that develops drugs for cancer, inflammation, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Marc Schneebaum
Chief Financial Officer of Avalyn Pharma
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About Avalyn Pharma: Avalyn Pharma is a biopharma company that advances therapies for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Nathan Jorgensen
Chief Financial Officer of Vor Biopharma
Nathan Jorgensen is the Chief Financial Officer at Vor Biopharma.
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About Vor Biopharma: Vor Biopharma is an immuno-oncology company that develops therapies for treating cancer.
Ted Myles
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMAG Pharmaceuticals
Ted Myles joined ACT in June 2013, as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. From November 2008 to June 2013 Ted Myles was with PrimeraDx, a privately-held molecular diagnostics company, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations. At PrimeraDx, Ted Myles helped to lead the company from the proof-of-concept stage to become a fully integrated commercial organization. Prior to joining PrimeraDx, Ted Myles was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance at Pressure BioSciences, a Nasdaq-listed, life-science tools company. Earlier in his career, Ted Myles held financial positions of increasing responsibility with EMD Pharmaceuticals (a subsidiary of Merck KGaA), SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Boston Biomedica and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He received a master’s degree in business administration, with an emphasis on strategy and corporate finance, from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Hartford. Ted Myles became a CPA in 1996.
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About AMAG Pharmaceuticals: AMAG Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company, which utilizes the technology for the development and commercialization of therapeutic.
Ola Soderquist
CFO/Controller & Co-founder of Oxygen Therapy
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About Oxygen Therapy: Oxygen Therapy is a biopharma company that develops anti-necrosis drugs that treat a variety of medical conditions resulting from Ischemia.