James M. Ahlers

Position: Chief Financial Officer

James M. Ahlers has served as Chief Financial Officer since January 2022 through a consulting agreement with Mr. Ahlers’ employer, Danforth Advisors LLC, a company that provides strategic and operational finance and accounting services to life science companies. From February 2002 to November 2019 Mr. Ahlers served as Chief Financial Officer of Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Ahlers is an accomplished finance leader with 25 years of experience building life science businesses. During his career, he has managed capital raising transactions, including initial public offerings, that have raised in excess of $2 billion. In addition, he has developed and implemented international operations and global tax strategies. Mr. Ahlers holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of San Francisco. Mr. Ahlers replaces Greg Wade, who left Danforth at the end of 2021 to pursue a full time position in business development at a third-party biotech firm.