Don Fallon
Executive Affiliate
Summary
Accomplished, entrepreneurial and high-energy finance, accounting, and operations executive with over forty years of leadership experience in private and public companies. Functional responsibilities have included controllership functions, capital raises, business development and divestiture, strategic planning, corporate governance and internal controls, contract and grant administration, and SEC and internal financial reporting. Additionally, had management and hands-on responsibilities for treasury, purchasing, human resources, facility management, risk management, and information systems.
Core Competencies
- Strategic financial plan development
- Accounting, financial reporting and treasury management
- Relationship management of legal, banking, audit, and accounting services
- Experience with capital raises, equity growth and debt structuring, through private and public sources
- Comfortable with various software systems and services
- Developed and implemented improvements to financial planning and reporting processes
- Established effective SEC reporting controls for multiple organizations
- Provided financial leadership on a consulting basis to multiple start-ups and small businesses
- Coordinated multiple venture, private equity and public financings including initial public listing through a reverse merger transaction
Professional Passion
To build solid relationships with constituencies to effectively develop and execute financial and operational plans, policies, controls, and systems.
Executive Positions
- Chief Financial Officer - Breethe, Inc.
- CFO - Axion Structural Innovations LLC
- Co-founder & CFO - Ceptor Corporation
- CFO - Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
- Senior Director, Finance & Accounting – Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- CFO - Small Molecules Therapeutics, Inc.
- CFO - Life Medical Sciences, Inc.
- Director, Finance & Administration – OncoTherapeutics Inc.
- Director, Finance - Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Director, Financial Planning & Controller - Pharmakinetics Laboratories, Inc.
- Corporate Controller & Assistant Treasurer - The Ryland Group, Inc.
- MBA, Finance – Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
- BS, Accounting – University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
- Certified Public Accountant
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants