Mr. Hanish is a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of service within the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Hanish currently serves on the Board of Directors for Omeros Corporation and has previously served as a member of the Audit Quality Advisory Council for Deloitte and Touche. Previously, Mr. Hanish served in various financial roles at Eli Lilly and Company, including Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for nearly 20 years. Prior to joining Eli Lilly and Company, Mr. Hanish held various managerial positions during his 13-year career at Arthur Young & Company (Ernst Young), including Director of Tax in Indianapolis. He currently serves on the Dean’s Business Advisory Council for the University of Cincinnati College of Business and the Butler University MPA Advisory Board.
Mr. Hanish also served as Chairperson of the Financial Executives International Committee on Corporate Reporting and its SEC and PCAOB subcommittees; he currently is an advisory member of the Committee on Corporate Reporting. Mr. Hanish was a member of the Standing Advisory Group of the PCAOB for several years beginning in 2002.
Mr. Hanish earned a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati.