Joseph Vazzano Biography and Net Worth

Mr. Vazzano has served as our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since February 2019.  Prior to CFO, Mr. Vazzano was Avenue’s Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller (principal financial and accounting officer) since July 2017.  Mr. Vazzano joined Avenue from Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he served as Assistant Corporate Controller and oversaw the expansion of the company’s finance and accounting department during its transition from development-stage to a fully integrated commercial organization. Prior to Intercept, Mr. Vazzano served as Assistant Controller at Pernix Therapeutics, where he successfully built an accounting and finance team after a corporate restructuring. Earlier in his career, Mr. Vazzano held roles of increasing responsibility in finance and accounting at NPS Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded biotechnology company acquired by Shire Pharmaceuticals, and was a senior auditor at KPMG, LLP. Mr. Vazzano holds a B.S. in accounting from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, and is a certified public accountant in New Jersey.