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Matt Plavan

Chief Executive Officer at IngredientWerks

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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About

Plavan led IngredientWerks as chief executive officer from 2022 to 2023 before moving to its board. He has also served as interim CEO and, previously, chief financial and operating officer at Origin Materials, as CEO and CFO at Arcadia Biosciences, and as CEO, board member, and CFO at Cesca Therapeutics.

Chief Executive Officer at IngredientWerks

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ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2022Cultivian Sandbox VenturesChicago · $5M – $15M checks · since 2022Open PrairieEffingham · $2M – $10M checks · since 2022Sandbox IndustriesChicago · since 2022

Experience

  1. Origin MaterialsInterim Chief Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. Origin MaterialsChief Financial & Operating Officer2023 — 2026
  3. IngredientWerksBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. IngredientWerksChief Executive Officer2022 — 2023Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Arcadia BiosciencesChief Executive Officer & Board Member2019 — 2021
  6. Arcadia BiosciencesChief Financial Officer2016 — 2019Davis, California Area
  7. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KOOL)Chief Executive Officer & Board Member2012 — 2015
  8. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KOOL)EVP Global Business Development & Chief Financial Officer2010 — 2012Sacramento, California Area
  9. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KOOL)Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer2009 — 2010Sacramento, California Area
  10. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KOOL)Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer2008 — 2009Sacramento, California Area
  11. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KOOL)Chief Financial Officer2005 — 2008Sacramento, California Area
  12. StrionAirChief Financial Officer2002 — 2005Broomfield, Colorado
  13. Reason, Inc.Chief Financial Officer2000 — 2002Aurora, Colorado
  14. McKessonVice President of Finance, iMcKesson1999 — 2000Broomfield, Colorado
  15. McKessonGeneral Manager, Disease State Management1998 — 1999Broomfield, Colorado
  16. McKessonSenior Director, Investor Relations, Access Health Inc.1995 — 1998Greater Sacramento
  17. Access Health Inc.Controller, Managed Care1993 — 1995Greater Sacramento
  18. Ernst & YoungAudit Manager1987 — 1993Los Angeles & Sacramento, California

Skills & more

Strategic Planning25Cross-functional Team Leadership24Finance24Mergers & Acquisitions22Strategy19Start-ups17Executive Management11Medical Devices10Business Strategy10Venture Capital7Process Improvement9Business Development8
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentBiotechnologyFinancial AnalysisForecastingSalesNew Business DevelopmentChange ManagementAuditingBusiness PlanningProduct ManagementMergersManagement
  • California Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) — California Board of Accountancy

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Who is Matt Plavan?
Plavan led IngredientWerks as chief executive officer from 2022 to 2023 before moving to its board. He has also served as interim CEO and, previously, chief financial and operating officer at Origin Materials, as CEO and CFO at Arcadia Biosciences, and as CEO, board member, and CFO at Cesca Therapeutics.
Where does Matt Plavan work?
Matt Plavan is Chief Executive Officer at IngredientWerks.
Where did Matt Plavan go to school?
Matt Plavan studied at UC Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Economics).

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