Cris joined Regulus in August 2019 and currently serves as chief financial officer. She joined Regulus from Sanifit where she served as chief financial officer. Before joining with Sanifit, Cris spent several years as a finance consultant to life sciences companies. From 2004 until 2015, she served in positions of increasing responsibility with Ambrx, culminating as chief operating officer and vice president of finance and guiding the company through its acquisition. Prior to Ambrx, she worked for Sony Online Entertainment as executive director of finance and controller. Earlier in her career, she practiced as a certified public accountant. Cris received a B.S. in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from San Diego State University and an MBA from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.