Mr. Brown brings over 16 years of experience and joins WorldHeart from Lifetree Clinical Research where he was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President since 2008. While at Lifetree Clinical Research he oversaw the accounting, finance, human resource, facility, and information technology departments. Previously he was with NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Russell 2000 public company, from 2000 to 2008, where he served as Vice President Finance and Treasurer. During his tenure at NPS, he was involved in numerous financings as well as merger and acquisition activities.

Before NPS, Mr. Brown, 41, worked for KPMG LLP in Salt Lake City and managed multiple audit engagements, servicing private and publicly owned clients. He is a licensed certified public accountant in Utah. He has earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Utah and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Utah State University.