Christian Zapf

Christian Zapf is the SVP of Corporate Development and General Counsel at Abpro. Christian has over 25 years of experience in the legal field, with a focus on corporate development.

Christian began their career as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court. Christian then worked as an attorney for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP before joining American Pharmaceutical Partners as Counsel for Corporate Development. In 2004, they joined Abraxis BioScience as VP and Counsel for Corporate Development.

In 2010, Christian left Abraxis to join NantWorks as VP and Counsel for Corporate Development. Christian remained with NantWorks until 2017 when they joined CLEARink Displays as General Counsel. Christian was with CLEARink until it was sold to Lenovo in 2020.

Christian has been with Abpro since January 2018 and is responsible for the company's corporate development and legal affairs.

Christian Zapf has a MBA from INSEAD, a JD from Columbia Law School, and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge. Christian also has an International Baccalaureate from the European School of Luxembourg.

Christian Zapf reports to Ian Chan, CEO & Co-Founder. Some of their coworkers include Robert Markelewicz - Chief Medical Officer.