Shannon T.
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer @Lovelace Biomedical
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer @Lovelace Biomedical
San Diego, CA, US
Stabilized and scaled a complex nonprofit biomedical research organization by leading enterprise finance, operations, compliance, and strategy across multiple legal entities, DBAs, and joint ventures. • Promoted from CFO to COO after delivering operational efficiencies through leadership restructuring, financial system redesign, and pricing model optimization. • Direct executive oversight of finance, treasury, legal, regulatory compliance, safety, HR, IT, facilities, quality assurance, and proposal development, supporting federally regulated research and clinical environments.• Serve as primary liaison to federal agencies and regulators, ensuring sustained compliance across GLP, FDA, and clinical trial requirements.• Partner directly with the CEO and Board of Directors on strategic planning, acquisitions, partnerships, governance, and enterprise risk management.Other Positions HeldVP, CFO & Treasurer 20••••14Exec. VP, COO & CFO, Treasurer 20••••17
EDUCATION
California State Board of Accountancy
CPA, Active CPA License to Practice in CA
CT State Norwalk
AS, Accounting
University of Connecticut
BS, Management
ABOUT SHANNON T.
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer with 20+ years of leadership experience scaling nonprofit and biomedical research organizations in highly regulated environments. Proven partner to CEOs and Boards, with deep expertise in enterprise operations, finance, governance, and federal compliance across drug development, government funded research, and service organizations.Accountable for end-to-end financial and operational leadership across multiple legal entities, multiple DBAs, joint ventures, and federally regulated subsidiaries, supporting complex biomedical, toxicology, neurological and clinical research portfolios. Trusted to stabilize, restructure, and grow organizations through economic uncertainties by strengthening governance, improving operational efficiency, and aligning strategy with organizational missions.Career highlights include: • Leading enterprise finance, treasury, pricing, and strategic planning in GLP, FDA, and federal research environments • Serving as primary government and regulatory liaison • Building and leading cross-functional executive teams across finance, legal, compliance, HR, safety, IT, facilities, quality and research administration • Partnering with Boards on strategy, risk, audit, and long-range planningKnown for a pragmatic, hands-on leadership style that balances fiscal discipline with mission impact.
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