Primary Job Title President & CEO Primary Organization 
SFJ Pharmaceuticals
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Robert DeBenedetto is President & CEO at SFJ Pharmaceuticals.
Robert DeBenedetto has 28 years of professional experience, with 24 years related to pharmaceutical / life sciences. Robert's most recent 14 years of experience was specifically related to the Japanese pharmaceutical and medical industry.
Specialized in global
expansion including mergers, acquisitions and alliance formation. Robert has been involved in 85 acquisitions, mergers and licensing arrangements valued at over $ 6 billion.
From 2004 to 2008, as Vice President of Global Business Development, Robert led a specialized group focused on strategic pharmaceutical development & partnerships in Japan, as part of Quintiles Transnational's, NovaQuest division.
Robert held executive positions at Boston Scientific from 1995 to 2003, some of which included, Executive Committee Member, CFO, V.P. of Corporate Development, and V.P. of Corporate Marketing for Boston Scientific's Japan subsidiary. Boston Scientifics' Japan subsidiary had 800 employees with sales exceeding $600 million and profits of approximately $360 million.
Prior to joining Boston Scientific, Robert was a practicing CPA for 9 years, of which most of those years were with Ernst & Young where Robert concentrated in international mergers and acquisitions.
Robert has a Masters Degree from Bentley College and a Bachelor's Degree in Finance & Accounting from Northeastern University
