Robert Melkus

Robert Melkus currently serves as Senior Manager of Finance and Accounting at HealthFirst, starting in October 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Finance Manager at Illumina, where responsibilities involved long-term planning, budgeting, and forecasting for R&D, and as Finance Business Partner at Philips, overseeing global financial controllership for the Oral Healthcare R&D function. Additional experience comprises a Senior Consultant position at Slate Group Consulting with an assignment at Microsoft, supporting marketing budget management, and a Senior Financial Analyst role at Dendreon during its acquisition by Valeant, where integration support was provided. Robert began his career as a Business Analyst at UCB, managing various projects for executive leadership. Robert holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the UW Foster School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree from UC San Diego.