D. J. Brignola

Chief Financial Officer

Nick joined our Team from Caris Life Sciences. Nick led the Finance and Revenue Cycle organizations at Caris since 2011. He built the Finance and Accounting operations team at Caris from the ground up, after the Company was spun off as a result of an acquisition. During his tenure at Caris, Nick led the Financial Planning, Accounting, Sales Operations and Treasury functions. During his last year at Caris, Nick was charged with helping the Company document processes and assess its internal control structure, as well as assisting the Company in its efforts to raise additional capital. Nick began his life science career at Schering-Plough as an auditor and held financial positions with increasing responsibilities in Manufacturing, Accounting, Finance, and Compliance. His last role at Schering-Plough was Finance Director in the Global Cardiovascular Franchise a $ 4 billion business at its peak. Nick was responsible for all aspects of planning and reporting for Schering’s portfolio of cardiovascular products in clinical development through commercialization. After Schering-Plough, Nick led the Commercial and Research Finance organizations at Shionogi, also serving as a Board Director and Treasurer for Shionogi Pharma. While at Shionogi, he helped re-build some of Shionogi’s accounting and governance processes, as well strengthened the Company’s Medicaid Drug Rebate program.

Nick received his B.S. in Business Logistics from The Pennsylvania State University and his MBA from Louisiana State University. Nick is also a Certified Internal Auditor and has earned professional certifications in Occupational Safety and Transportation and Logistics.