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Stephen Thesing has served as Calidi’s Chief Business Officer since December 2021. Stephen has led Calidi in various roles including Chief Operations Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and Senior VP of Corporate Development and Operations since 2016. He successfully integrated Calidi’s StemVac GmbH subsidiary as Managing Director, improving the Calidi R&D framework. In addition, Stephen has led the Company’s fundraising efforts, successfully completing a Series A, convertible funding, Series B, and public listing, while negotiating and securing strategic BioPharma collaboration and licensing agreements for the Company. Prior to Calidi, Mr. Thesing served from 2012 to 2016 as Vice President of Business Development and Marketing for HiPaaS Inc., and Vice President and General Manager at Civica Software, Inc. Mr. Thesing received a Bachelor of Science in Business, Information Systems, and Marketing from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
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