Christopher P. Lowe

Biography

Christopher P. Lowe, M.B.A., has over 15 years of senior management experience as president, chief business officer and chief financial officer (CFO) of various private and public life sciences, medical technology and technology companies. Since January 2014, Mr. Lowe has been a partner at FLG Partners, a leading CFO services and board advisory firm in Silicon Valley, where he also sits on FLG’s Management Committee. Prior to joining FLG, Lowe served as a strategy, financial and management consultant to several public and private companies, assisting them with financings, market due diligence, Wall Street communications and exits. Additionally, he has served as a member of the board of directors of both public and private companies, and has chaired their respective audit committees and compensation committees. Lowe helps companies succeed by assisting them with corporate and financial strategy, including early stage financing, successive fundraising and initial public offerings (IPO), public company advising and Wall Street communications, licensing transactions, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), restructurings and coaching at every level of the C-Suite. Lowe excels at helping companies navigate the challenges of accessing capital, M&A, licensing, restructurings and exits. During his career as a C-level executive, Lowe has successfully raised over $500M in private and public financings, completed over $1.0B in M&A transactions, negotiated over $300M in debt instruments for companies, and has overseen three SOX-404 implementations. Lowe has been chief executive officer and president of Inspyr Therapeutics, Inc., since Aug. 2, 2016 and also serves as its CFO. Lowe has been chief accounting officer of Diadexus, Inc., since Dec. 22, 2014 and served as its interim CFO. He served as an interim CEO of Hansen Medical, Inc., from February 2014 to May 23, 2014. He served as an interim CFO and principal accounting officer of Hansen Medical, Inc., from June 10, 2014 to July 27, 2016. As vice president and chief accounting officer, he drove a parallel M&A and IPO path resulting in the sale of Peninsula Pharmaceuticals to Johnson & Johnson for over $300M in 2005, including the design of a tax efficient spinout for assets which were undervalued by Johnson & Johnson. As CFO of Asthmatx, a medical technology company, he actively drove strategic supply negotiations and led the parallel M&A and IPO process resulting in a $50M strategic investment from Olympus Medical and ultimately the sale of the company to Boston Scientific in a deal valued at approximately $400M. As its CFO, he also took Anthera Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical development company, public in 2010 during the height of the financial crisis, raising over $300M in both the private and public markets during his tenure. Lowe earned his bachelor of science degree in business administration from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a master’s of business degree from St. Mary’s University. Lowe currently sits on the board of directors of the following public and private companies: EpiBiome (private; 2016-present); Hansen Medical (NASDAQ: HNSN; 2006-present); Pacific Pharmaceuticals (private; 2010-present); and Career Closet (Non-Profit; 2009-present).

Research Interest

Business Administration