Walter Cavanagh

About Walter Cavanagh

Driven Finance professional with 20+ years of experience in high growth environments, with the past 10+ years in life sciences. I build things that did not exist before and fix things that are not working. Thrive in environments of uncertainty and change, providing a steady hand with financial perspective and impact. Successful in building high performing teams and leading organizations through strategic growth, cost savings and change in direction. Experienced in all areas of bio-tech including R&D, Clinical, Medical Affairs, CMC, Manufacturing, Business Development, Commercial, Portfolio Optimization and Globalization. Effective communicator and collaborator, driving cross functional alignment and planning optimization. Proven ability to select and implement systems, design or optimize process and storytelling financial information to the non-finance professional.

Experience

1. Sr Director of Finance at Resilience, Inc

   Resilience

   Feb 2021 — Present

   Head of FP & A, built a high performing finance team of business partners, and corporate finance. Joined the company during the start-up months as Resilience emerged from stealth mode. With over $2.5B capital raised to date, support all aspects of company growth, fund raising and build out. This includes establishing a company function from scratch, internal processes, systems, and developing trusting relationships to move the company forward in a fast-tracked growth mode. Supported M&A, acquired company integrations, pre-IPO readiness, strategic decision making, modeling and culture building. Leading a team of professionals that touch every area of the business, while adding strategic insights and tactical operational flexibility to an ever-evolving organization. Building something from nothing and scaling it to meet demand, this Finance at Resilience.

Education

• St. Bonaventure University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting and Finance

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Financial Planning
• Accounting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Biotechnology
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• General Ledger
• Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Modeling
• Management
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Budgeting
• Operations Management
• Budgets
• Finance
• Financial Reporting
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance