Marella Thorell

Marella Thorell is the current Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Realm Therapeutics. Marella has held this position since January 2021. Prior to this, they were the Chief Accounting Officer at Centessa Pharmaceuticals from January 2021 to August 2022.

Marella has over 20 years of experience in financial leadership roles. Marella was previously the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at PuriCore from October 2008 to December 2016. During their time there, they were responsible for leading the company through a successful IPO on the Nasdaq in 2014.

Marella has also served as the Chief Financial Officer at Palladio Biosciences, Inc. from October 2019 to January 2021. In this role, they were responsible for leading the company's finance and accounting team.

Prior to their work in the pharmaceutical industry, Marella worked as a Principal at Thorell Consulting from January 2002 to December 2008. In this role, they provided financial and operational consulting services to early-stage life science companies.

Marella began their career as a Manager at Ernst & Young from January 1989 to December 1995. In this role, they provided audit and assurance services to public and private companies.

Marella holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New Jersey.

Marella Thorell has a BS in Accounting and Finance from Lehigh University College of Business.

Some of their coworkers include Christian Peters - Chief Medical Officer, Cary Schockemoehl - Vice President, Business Development & Strategy. Marella Thorell reports to Alex Martin, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.