Joseph Talamo

Biography

Joseph Talamo was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October 2015 from his previous role when he joined Caladrius in 2011 as the Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. He is a versatile finance executive with leadership experience in publicly-traded development and commercial-stage companies, along with a strong background in SEC compliance. He has led companywide forecasting, planning and analysis activities, including for M&A, and has had extensive experience with integrating transactions and raising capital. At Caladrius, Mr. Talamo has been responsible for numerous financial functions including SEC reporting, forecasting, planning and analysis, cash management and accounting. Prior to joining Caladrius, from 1996 to 2010, Mr. Talamo held various senior positions at OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“OSI”), a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing products for the treatment of cancer, diabetes and obesity, and most recently served as its Vice President and Corporate Controller from 2006 to 2010 and its Corporate Controller from 2002 to 2006. While at OSI, Mr. Talamo helped build the accounting and finance infrastructure to support the clinical development and commercial launch of Tarceva®, OSI's targeted therapy approved for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer. Prior to OSI, Mr. Talamo worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb from 1995 to 1996 in the Financial Reporting and Consolidations Group, and at KPMG from 1993 to 1995 in the Health Care and Life Sciences Audit Group. Mr. Talamo has served as Treasurer of the Stem For Life Foundation, a public charity dedicated to raising awareness about adult stem cells and their therapeutic promise, since 2012. Mr. Talamo also served as Treasurer of the OSI Pharmaceuticals Foundation from 2008 to 2010.

Research Interest

Mr. Talamo received a BBA in accounting from Hofstra University in 1991, and an MBA in finance from Hofstra University in 1999. Mr. Talamo is a certified public accountant in the State of New York.