Company: VERA
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-012034
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Company: Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
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 for leading teams in clinical translation, development and commercialization of new treatments. In April 2012, Dr. Fordyce joined the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, a foundation supporting biomedical research, as a non-executive director and continues in that role. Dr. Fordyce received a B.A. in medical anthropology from Harvard University and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Our Board and Nominating Committee believes that Dr. Fordyce is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive experience in the biotechnology industry in senior leadership roles, as well as the perspective and experience he brings as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Beth Seidenberg, M.D., 68, has served as a member of our Board since June 2016. Dr. Seidenberg is a founding Managing Director of Westlake Village BioPartners, a venture capital firm, a position she has held since September 2018. Dr. Seidenberg has served as Managing Member of certain venture capital funds advised by Kleiner 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Perkins Caufield and Byers, LLC, a venture capital firm, since May 2005, where she primarily focuses on life sciences investing. Prior to joining Kleiner Perkins, Dr. Seidenberg was the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Development and Chief Medical Officer at Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN) (“Amgen”), a biotechnology company. In addition, Dr. Seidenberg was a senior executive in research and development at Bristol Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) (“Bristol Meyers Squibb”), a biopharmaceutical company, and Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK). Dr. Seidenberg has served on the board of directors of ACELYRIN, INC. (Nasdaq: SLRN), a biopharmaceutical company, since October 2020, Sagimet Biosciences (Nasdaq: SGMT), a biotechnology company, since April 2007, Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KYTX), a biopharmaceutical company, since September 2018 and several privately held life sciences companies. Dr. Seidenberg served on the board of directors of Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a biopharmaceutical company from August 2012 to June 2023, and on the Board of Progyny, Inc (N