Bio

Caroline Barberio joined Mission Ventures in 2003 as Director of Finance. Ms Barberio is a Certified Public Accountant with 18 years of experience in accounting and financial management in San Diego firms. She began her career in 1985 as an auditor for the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche. Ms Barberio has held management positions in the accounting departments of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, Sithe Energies Inc, and Applied Molecular Evolution Inc; and in 1995, became the Chief Financial Officer of the Del Mar Fairgrounds, where she led a $50 million public offering of debt before joining the Corporate Accounting department of Stratagene. Following Stratagene, Ms Barberio was the Vice President of Finance for Sorrento Associates Inc a San Diego Venture Capital Firm. Most recently, Ms Barberio was the Chief Financial Officer of Perlan Therapeutics, a San Diego based innovator of protein-based pharmaceuticals. Received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration - Accounting from San Diego State University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.