Tara Sharif is the Managing Director of Investment Banking at ThinkEquity LLC, based in the United States. She assumed this role in February 2023. Prior to joining ThinkEquity, Tara served as Managing Director at CRITO CAPITAL LLC from January 2018 to February 2023. Her extensive experience in the investment banking sector also includes positions such as Managing Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences Investment Banking at WestPark Capital, Inc. from July 2011 to January 2016, and Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences Investment Banking at Newbridge Securities Corporation from August 2010 to June 2011. Tara's career also includes a part-time role as a Business Development Consultant at RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation from January 2015 to January 2017. She is a seasoned professional with a strong background in life sciences corporate strategy and investment banking.