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 Minneapolis based CFO’ operating in the Biotechnology 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.
William Gacki
CFO of Biothera
William Gacki is the CFO at Biothera.
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About Biothera: Biothera is a biotechnology company developing natural gluco polysaccharides that engage and direct natural innate immune systems.
Clay Anderson
Chief Financial Officer of RoverMed BioSciences
Anderson is an extremely knowledgeable professional in the finance and pharmaceutical sectors. Mr. Anderson’s value to the RoverMed organization has been formed through decades of experience with pharmaceutical and technology organizations. With a focus on financial performance, he has been both a founder and CFO in organizations such as Vail Scientific, Verde Technologies, and Travanti Pharma. He has been a co-founder of numerous entrepreneurial enterprises, and has helped lead them from start-up to sale.
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About RoverMed BioSciences: RoverMed has developed precision targeted nanocapsule technology aimed at delivering life saving drugs to the most challenging disease sites
Arthur Stickley
CFO of Nu-Tek Salt
Arthur Stickley is the CFO at Nu-Tek Food Science LLC.
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About Nu-Tek Salt: Nu-Tek Salt introduces reduced sodium and salt replacement products that incorporate a novel, patented technology.
Chris Geyen
Chief Financial Officer of Relievant Medsystems
Chris Geyen is Chief Financial Officer at Relievant Medsystems. Chris brings extensive experience from successful public and private companies and significant transaction experience. Prior to joining Relievant, he served as Chief Financial Officer of NeuWave Medical. After NeuWave’s acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in 2016, he continued on with J&J as a leader in the interventional oncology platform. Prior to NeuWave, Mr. Geyen served as CFO of Celleration where he guided the business through the process of securing reimbursement and acquisition by Alliqua BioMedical. He also served as CFO of Restore Medical (acquired by Medtronic), Acorn Cardiovascular, and Urologix. Mr. Geyen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Chris serves as an independent board member at Preceptis Medical.
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About Relievant Medsystems: Relievant provides patients with low risk therapy that affords the ability to alleviate their back pain.
Roger Jensen
Chief Financial Officer of DxNA
President of Centennial Capital Corporation, a financial advisory firm specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Reorganization, and Strategic Growth Planning. He has over 25 years senior management experience in a variety of industries including Life Science and has been engaged with DxNA since 2012. From 1997-2001 he served as Executive Vice President for Apogent Technologies where he had the lead role in creating and managing Apogent’s $200 million Microbiology Group. In this and other corporate capacities he has developed and successfully introduced numerous diagnostic products into both the clinical and research markets. He has earned an MBA and CPA having started his career with KPMG (formerly Peat, Marwick) in their business advisory practice. He brings to DxNA significant business, management and financial expertise.
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About DxNA: DxNA develops integrated systems and tests for rapid real-time PCR molecular diagnostics.
Steve Dahl
Chief Financial Officer of The HealthStore Foundation
Steve Dahl is an international executive and consultant with a strong background in managing multi-unit retail, franchise, manufacturing and marketing companies in the both the USA and emerging markets. His career includes several years of senior management experience with Fortune 500 companies as well as intensive operational and financial responsibility for start-up and turnaround companies of significant size and complexity. After ten years in financial management and planning positions at General Mills, he served as Director of Planning for Musicland, Vice President and Controller of BMC Industries, Inc., President and Chief Financial Officer for Jonathan Dental (a healthcare franchising start-up), and Vice President and Controller and Assistant Treasurer at Tonka Corporation as its sales grew from $85 million to $1.0 billion. Steve interrupted his business career in 1993 to serve as a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Poland for three years before returning to the private sector as Chief Financial Officer of American Retail Concepts, a diversified restaurant and real estate company that grew from three to one-hundred franchised restaurants throughout Poland and the Czech Republic, where he also served as President. He consults with emerging companies in emerging markets where his experience includes the development of franchise and multi-unit retail systems, and training in and implementation of managerial control and planning disciplines. He is a Certified Management Accountant and has served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Executive Director, and Corporate Secretary for The HealthStore Foundation® since joining the organization as a volunteer in 2004.
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About The HealthStore Foundation: Improving access to essential drugs, basic healthcare, and prevention services for children and families in the developing world.