Robert W. Cook

Biography

Robert Cook was appointed Chief Financial Officer in February 2017. Mr. Cook brings 25 years of international experience in senior financial leadership roles in the healthcare finance, pharmaceutical, and medical technology sectors, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of Bioblast Pharma Ltd. Prior to that, he held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Strata Skin Sciences a publicly-held medical technology company focused on the therapeutic and diagnostic dermatology market.  Mr. Cook’s prior pharma experience includes ten years as the CFO of Immune Pharmaceuticals and its predecessor EpiCept Corporation, including one year as Interim President and CEO of EpiCept in which he completed the reverse merger of EpiCept into Immune.  Prior to that he served six years as CFO at Pharmos Corporation.  Mr. Cook began his career in financial services at Chase Manhattan, including several years as a senior executive in its Hong Kong investment bank subsidiary, during which it lead-managed $8 billion in private and public debt financing for governments, public sector corporations and multinational enterprises. Additionally, he spent two years as a Vice President in the Healthcare Group at General Electric Capital Commercial Finance.  Mr. Cook holds a B.S. in Finance, magna cum laude, from The American University, in Washington, DC. 

Research Interest

 Commercial Finance