About
Jeffrey Farrow
Jeffrey Farrow has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since April 2023, where he has helped lead the ongoing commercial launch of XDEMVY® for Demodex blepharitis. Jeff has been Chief Financial Officer of four publicly traded biopharmaceutical companies, including three that were acquired for total transaction value of more than $9 billion. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. from April 2016 until its acquisition by Pfizer for approximately $5.4 billion in December 2022, during which time the Company received FDA approval and commercially launched Oxbryta® for sickle cell disease. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of ZS Pharma, Inc., acquired by AstraZeneca for approximately $2.7 billion in December 2015, and Chief Financial Officer of Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. from January 2010 until its acquisition by Horizon Therapeutics for approximately $1.1 billion in May 2015, where he was part of the team that secured FDA approval and commercially launched RAVICTI® for urea cycle disorders. Earlier in his career, he held senior finance roles at Evotec AG and Renovis, Inc. (acquired by Evotec), and spent seven years in the audit practice of KPMG LLP. He holds a BA in business administration with a concentration in corporate finance from California State University at Fullerton and is a certified public accountant (inactive). Jeff currently serves on the Board of Directors of Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd. and California Life Sciences (CLS).