Neil Abdollahian Biography and Net Worth

Mr. Abdollahian’s career has been focused on building companies through strategic and transformational transactions totaling over $2 billion in value. Prior to joining Cidara in 2016, Mr. Abdollahian was Managing Director of Clarity Point Partners, a strategic advisory firm focused on providing corporate development initiatives including product acquisitions and licensing for a number of biopharmaceutical companies. From 2008 to 2013, he served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Trius Therapeutics, where he led the corporate partnering initiatives that resulted in the Asia-Pacific and emerging markets strategic partnership with Bayer Healthcare, and ultimately, the acquisition by Cubist Pharmaceuticals in 2013. In 2008, Mr. Abdollahian served as Director of Special Projects in a biopharmaceutical focused investment bank in Sydney, Australia, and from 2001 to 2007, he held various business development positions focused on closing high-value transactions while at Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Isis Pharmaceuticals and Neurogen Corporation. Mr. Abdollahian holds an MBA from Pepperdine University, an M.S. in the biomedical sciences from the University of New Mexico Medical School and a B.S. in biology from the George Washington University.