Daniel Apel in

Daniel Apel

Login to view DISC.
Chief Financial Officer at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
📍 Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, United States

Daniel is the Chief Financial Officer at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, bringing over 25 years of experience from the Life Sciences and Retail sectors. His expertise lies in financial leadership, M&A, and transforming global business operations. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business and is a certified CPA.

He is an alumnus of both the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. His career has given him significant international exposure, leading teams and financial operations for major corporations like Bayer and Walgreens Boots Alliance across the globe.

Unique fact: A former colleague praised his ability to drive important projects seamlessly and efficiently while quickly mastering new responsibilities.

Read the full overview →
Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, United States
Personality Overview

How Daniel shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Daniel cares about

Life Sciences Finance
As the current CFO of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and former CFO of Bayer U. S. , his career is centered on financial leadership within the pharmaceutical industry.
Mergers & Acquisitions
He has a proven track record of successfully leading the financial aspects of M&A valuations, as well as operational integrations and divestitures.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

4-2025
Chief Financial Officer
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
2019 - 7-2024
Global Head of Financial Planning & Analysis
Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016 - 2019
Chief Financial Officer
Bayer U.S.
2012 - 2016
Senior Vice President, Head of CAO, Bayer Healthcare U.S.; President, BHC LLC & BHCP Inc
Bayer HealthCare
2009 - 2012
Senior Vice President, Head of CAO, Bayer Healthcare U.S.
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Appoints Daniel Apel as Chief Financial Officer. Featured in Yahoo Finance
See now
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Appoints Daniel Apel as Chief Financial Officer – Press Release. Featured in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Investor Relations
+3 more appearances Login to view media
Education
1987 - 1989
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
1983 - 1987
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Pennsylvania
2016 - 2016
Executive Leadership Seminar
Harvard Business School
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

Janna Jagoe
Janna Jagoe
Vice President, Global Marketing & Sales
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
 Kostadin Basamakov
Kostadin Basamakov
Vice President, Head of Commercial Operations and Analytics
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Dani Finkel Love
Dani Finkel Love
Vice President, Finance
@properties
 Steve Sweeny
Steve Sweeny
Vice President, Business Development & Strategy
Viz.ai
 Yani Mariel
Yani Mariel
Chief Operating Officer
Live Love Pop
 Brittany Joiner
Brittany Joiner
Solutions Engineer & DevRel
PixieBrix
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Daniel. Free, 10 seconds.