Joe Suarez

Joe serves as the CFO of Likarda, LLC. He is an accomplished pharmaceutical executive with greater than 25 years of progressive experience in finance and operations for bio and life sciences companies ranging from start-ups through commercialization and IPO. Recently, Joe was contracted to lead the finance team for two successful public mergers. Prior to those mergers, Joe spent thirteen years as the Chief Business Officer of Arisaph Pharmaceuticals, where he helped raise ~$130 million in the financing, $90 of which was non-dilutive. Prior to Arisaph, Joe was the Director of Financial Planning and Contracts Administration at Kos Pharmaceuticals where he worked for ten years. During that time, Joe was part of a small team that spearheaded 10 major corporate development transactions and raised approximately $500 million in public equity, including Kos’s initial public offering. Kos was acquired by Abbott Laboratories for $3.7 billion in 2016.

Joe received his BS in accounting from George Mason University with an MBA from the University of Maryland.