Jill M. Broadfoot
Jill M. Broadfoot is a life science executive with over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Ms. Broadfoot currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of aTyr Pharma, Inc. Prior to aTyr Pharma, Ms. Broadfoot served as Chief Financial Officer of Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Emerald Health Bioceuticals Inc., where she was responsible for establishing operations for the U.S.-based pharmaceutical and bioceutical entities as well as the establishment of operations, corporate governance, finance and accounting, information technology and investor relations functions, among others. Prior to Emerald Health, Ms. Broadfoot served as Vice President, U.S. Corporate Controller at GW Pharmaceuticals, where her responsibilities included establishing U.S. commercial operations, overseeing information technology, and implementing U.S. public company financial and accounting standards in connection with the transfer of corporate operations from the U.K. to the U.S. Prior to joining GW Pharmaceuticals, Ms. Broadfoot served as Chief Financial Officer of Vical Inc. where she had oversight of finance, investor relations, manufacturing, information technology, human resources, and business development. Prior to that, Ms. Broadfoot held various positions at DJO Global, Inc., most recently as Vice President of Finance, and served as an audit manager at Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Broadfoot serves on the board of directors of Talphera, Inc., a biotechnology company. She previously served on the board of directors of Otonomy, Inc. and Angiocrine Biosciences, Inc., both biotechnology companies. Ms. Broadfoot holds a B.S. in business administration and accounting from San Diego State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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