Richard B. Slansky

Biography

 Richard B. Slansky is appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, since July 6, 2015. Mr. Slansky is responsible for leading financial operations and activities for the Company as well as managing financial plans and budgets. Mr. Slansky served as a financial and operations consultant from September 2014 until July 2015. Previously, Mr. Slansky served as the Chief Financial Officer of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. from April 2012 to May 2014 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer until May 2014. Mr. Slansky served as the Chief Financial Officer at Digirad Corporation from March 2009 to April 2012 and served as its Corporate Secretary from March 2011 to April 2012. Mr. Slansky served as the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of SpaceDev Inc. from February 2003 to March 2009. Mr. Slansky served as President of SpaceDev Inc. from November 2004 to December 2008. Mr. Slansky has more than 25 years of senior management experience and has a proven track record managing financial investments for life science and high technology companies. In his previous positions, Mr. Slansky showed a high success rate in raising capital, as well as balancing fiscal discipline and aggressive growth by cultivating business partnerships between R&D, sales, finance, and operations support. In addition, he has been instrumental in investing in technology and implementing process improvements, which fostered a culture of innovation and operational excellence in his companies. He has served as a Director on the Board of several private life science and high technology companies and currently serves on the Board of three private companies. Mr. Slansky earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with a concentration in Decision Sciences from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from the University of Arizona.

Research Interest

 accounting business and administration