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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 a biopharmaceutical company. Before joining Akero, Dr. Cheng was at Gilead as Chief Medical Officer from March 2018 to September 2018, Executive Vice President from February 2015 to September 2018, and Senior Vice President from February 2009 to February 2015. From April 2018 to November 2018, Dr. Cheng served on the board of directors of Syntimmune, Inc., a biotechnology company, which was acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr. Cheng holds a B.A. in biology from the Johns Hopkins University and an M.D. and Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his internal medicine residency at UCLA and was board certified in internal medicine. Our Board and Nominating Committee believes that Dr. Cheng is qualified to serve as a member of our Board due to his extensive experience in clinical development across multiple therapeutic areas. Scott Morrison, 67, has served on our Board since April 2020. From 1996 to December 2015, Mr. Morrison was a partner with Ernst & Young LLP, a public accounting firm, where he also served as U.S. Life Sciences Leader from 2002 to December 2015. Mr. Morrison has served on the board of directors of Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc. 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Nasdaq: CRVS), a biopharmaceutical company, since December 2015, IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDYA), a biotechnology company, since July 2018, Audentes Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, from December 2015 through its sale to Astellas Pharma Inc. on January 15, 2021, Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from December 2015 through its sale to Pfizer on October 4, 2022, Zai Lab Limited (Nasdaq: ZLAB), a biotechnology company, since October 2021, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TARS), a biotechnology company, since October 2022 and Escape Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company, from July 2020 to November 2022. Mr. Morrison has also held roles on the boards of directors of numerous other life sciences industry organizations. Mr. Morrison has previously served on the boards of directors of the Life Sciences Foundation, the California Life Sciences