C. Evan Ballantyne

C. Evan Ballantyne serves as Chief Financial Officer of Gain Therapeutics. He joined the Company in 2023 with more than 20 years of experience managing the financing and corporate strategy of publicly traded and private companies in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Gain, he was Chief Financial Officer of OncXerna Therapeutics, Inc., where he helped raise $30 million in an equity financing round. Prior to OncXerna, Mr. Ballantyne served as Chief Financial Officer of Orchestra Biomed, Inc., where he facilitated the closing of equity financing rounds with gross proceeds of $57 million and assisted in the development of a global partnership valued at more than $200 million. Prior to his time at Orchestra Biomed, Mr. Ballantyne served as Chief Financial Officer of Cerecin, Inc., a biotechnology company backed by Nestlé Health Science. Mr. Ballantyne previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Clinical Data, Inc., a public biotechnology company that was acquired by Forest Laboratories (now AbbVie) for $1.2 billion, and as Chief Financial Officer of Agenus, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) and Synthetic Biologics, Inc. Mr. Ballantyne holds a B.A. in history and political science from the University of Western Ontario and a post-graduate degree in business administration from the University of Windsor.