Jeffrey B. McGroarty, CPA

As Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller, Jeff leverages more than fifteen years of accounting and financial experience. He joined Safeguard Scientifics in December 2005 and is responsible for the management of Safeguard’s corporate-wide accounting, financial operations, SEC reporting, treasure and tax functions. In addition, Jeff provides guidance to Safeguard’s partner companies on accounting operations, valuations, internal controls, accounting and tax issues.

Prior to joining Safeguard, Jeff was interim controller at Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH), an international biopharmaceutical company. In addition, he was Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis at Exide Technologies (Nasdaq: XIDE), a global manufacturer and recycler of lead-acid batteries with annual revenues of $2.5B. While at Exide, Jeff played a major role in the company’s reorganization and emergence from bankruptcy. Jeff began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he had management responsibility for domestic and international audits, due diligence, consulting and post M&A integration in the U.S. and U.K.

A Certified Public Accountant, Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University and has an M.B.A. degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

EXPERIENCE

Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH) – Interim Controller
Exide Technologies (Nasdaq: XIDE) – Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

EDUCATION

BA – Pennsylvania State University
MBA – The Wharton School of the University of Pennyslvania