Tariq Imam
Mr. Imam was appointed as our Senior Vice President, Business Development and Operations and General Counsel on February 3, 2025 and has been with the Company since May 2016. Before joining Lisata, Mr. Imam led business and corporate development functions at various specialty pharmaceutical companies, ranging from clinical to commercial stages, including, Mist Pharmaceuticals, Akrimax Pharmaceuticals and Rouses Point Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that, Mr. Imam held positions of increasing responsibility at Humana (NYSE: HUM) within the corporate integration/M&A group. Mr. Imam also worked in the corporate finance and strategy division of Orion Health.
Mr. Imam’s legal career began in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and other transactional work. Mr. Imam then went on to represent clients in civil matters such as contract, property, and family disputes, followed by practice in the areas of corporate restructuring, divestitures, and insolvency within the life sciences sector at an international law firm. Throughout his career, Mr. Imam has and continues to counsel individuals, small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and growing companies, through private advisement.
Mr. Imam holds an A.B. in Politics from Princeton University, a J.D. from the New York University School of Law and an MBA in Finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.