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James O'Brien
Director of Finance/CFO at
MESOBLAST LIMITED
Profile
James M.
O'Brien is currently Chief Financial Officer at Mesoblast Ltd. since 2025.
Former positions include Chief Financial Officer at Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy from 2023 to 2024, Chief Financial Officer at Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. from 2019 to 2022, Executive Vice President-Finance at Enzo Biochem, Inc. from 2014 to 2019, Vice President & Corporate Controller at Allergan UC from 2010 to 2013, Vice President at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in 2010, Chief Accounting Officer at U.S.I.
Holdings Corp.
from 2008 to 2009, Vice President & Controller at Aptuit LLC from 2005 to 2007, Chief Accountant at Purdue Pharma LP, and Principal at both Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Education includes undergraduate studies at George Washington University and an MBA from Fordham University.
James O'Brien active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| MESOBLAST LIMITED | Director of Finance/CFO | 16/11/2025 |
Former positions of James O'Brien
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| FARON PHARMACEUTICALS OY | Director of Finance/CFO | 14/04/2024 |
| COGNITION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Director of Finance/CFO | 11/08/2022 |
| ENZO BIOCHEM, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 02/11/2019 |
| ALLERGAN PLC | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | - |
| TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/07/2010 |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 13 |
|---|---|
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
 Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and markets biopharmaceuticals products | Health Technology |
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
 Enzo Biochem, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides enabling life science technologies for research, drug discovery, drug development and diagnostic solutions | Health Technology |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides auditing, assurance, consulting and tax & business consulting services | Commercial Services |
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
 U.S.I. Holdings Corp. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides insurance brokerage and consulting services | Finance |
Aptuit LLC
 Aptuit LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides drug discovery, development and manufacturing support services | Commercial Services |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products | Health Technology |
George Washington University
 George Washington University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Purdue Pharma LP
 Purdue Pharma LP Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes medicines | Distribution Services |
Fordham University
 Fordham University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy
 Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company | Health Technology |
Mesoblast Ltd.
 Mesoblast Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Engages in the development and commercialization of biological and adult stem cells products | Health Technology |
Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical stage neuroscience company that develops drugs to help restore normal cellular damage responses in neurodegenerative and neuro-ophthalmic disorders | Health Technology |
Allergan Ltd. (Ireland)
 Allergan Ltd. (Ireland) Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and commercializes pharmaceuticals, devices, biological, surgical & regenerative medicine products | Health Technology |
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