Company: DNLI
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001714899-25-000087
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Company: Denali Therapeutics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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#### Departing Directors
Vicki Sato, Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2015 and as Chairperson of our board of directors since August 2016. Currently she is a Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Capital. From September 2006 until July 2017, Dr. Sato served as a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. From July 2005 until October 2015, she also had an appointment as Professor of the Practice in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at Harvard University. From September 2000 to May 2005, Dr. Sato served as the President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company, with general management responsibility for business and corporate development, commercial operations, legal and finance, in addition to research and development. From 1992 until 2000, she served as the Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Research and Development of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Sato joined Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 1992, after serving as Vice President of Research at Biogen, a biotechnology company, where she also served as a member of the Scientific Board. Dr. Sato serves on the boards of directors of Allogene Therapeutics and Vir Biotechnology, Inc., each of which is a public company, and on the boards of directors of multiple private companies. She previously served on the boards of directors of Akouos, Inc. until its acquisition in December 2022, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company until May 2021, BorgWarner Corporation until April 2021, Syros Pharmaceuticals until December 2019, and PerkinElmer until April 2017. Dr. Sato received her A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University and her A.B. in biology from Radcliffe College.

Dr. Sato will be departing from the board of directors following the Annual Meeting, and the company thanks her for her service, guidance, and significant contributions as a founding director.

Erik Harris has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2022. Erik Harris currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of a diverse portfolio of therapies for patients with rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. Prior to his appointment as Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Harris served as the Senior Vice President and Head