Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Sean Ristine is currently the Sr. Vice President of Human Resources for Heron Therapeutics, Inc., a growing commercial stage bio-pharmaceutical company. He has more than 20 years of experience in human resources and business leadership. Prior to joining Heron, Sean held senior Human Resources positions at Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and was instrumental in growing Cadence to a commercial-stage company with more than 200 employees located throughout the U.S. before being acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to that, he held Human Resources management roles of increasing responsibility at Kyocera Wireless Corp., including Director of Human Resources and Facilities, and at Kyocera America, Inc. including Manager of Human Resources. Sean received a B.S. degree in Business and Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. degree with an emphasis in Human Resources Management from San Diego State University. As an HR leader, he is particularly passionate about building strong and lasting cultures through embedding corporate values into the fabric of the company.