Christopher Roberts joined AC Immune in September 2019 as the Associate Vice President of Finance. As a member of AC Immune’s finance leadership team, he led the financial operations, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), treasury, and tax functions, as well as key transformation initiatives around R&D budgeting and automation.
Prior to joining AC Immune, Christopher worked as a Senior Manager for Ernst & Young for more than ten years and supported the AC Immune IPO. During that time, he served high-growth life science companies in Switzerland, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the UK, focusing on initial and follow-on offerings, SEC reporting, and SOX 404 implementation projects. Christopher is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Auditing and Finance with first class honours from Lancaster University.
Outside of work, Christopher is a Trustee and Treasurer of Msizi Africa, a charity dedicated to sustainably improving the lives of children in Lesotho.