Prior to joining Proteostasis, he served for 15 years at Genzyme Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, most recently as President of the Transplant, Oncology, and Multiple Sclerosis
divisions. Mr. Enyedy holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and practiced law prior to joining Genzyme. Mr. Enyedy is also a director of Ergomed PLC (LSE: ERGO), the Biotechnology Innovation Organization and the American Cancer Society of
Eastern New England. Within the past five years, he also served as a director of Akebia Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AKBA), Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FATE) and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. We believe that Mr. Enyedy is qualified to serve on
our Board of Directors because of his significant leadership experience, including as chief executive officer, in the life sciences industry.
J. Jeffrey Goater has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2020. Mr. Goater has served as a venture partner
of The Column Group, a healthcare investment firm, since October 2021 and as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Atavistik Bio, a pre-clinical biotechnology company, since January 2022. Previously, he served as
the Chief Executive Officer of Surface Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, from February 2018 to March 2021. Mr. Goater previously was Secretary and Chief Business Officer of Surface from February 2017 to
September 2018 and February 2017 to February 2018, respectively. Prior to Surface, Mr. Goater served as the Chief Financial Officer and held other senior business and finance positions at Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR), a
clinical-stage gene therapy company, from September 2013 to December 2016. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Business Development at Synageva BioPharma Corp. (subsequently acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), from April 2013 to
July 2013, and before that, he worked as an investment banker at Evercore Partners Inc. (now Evercore Inc.), from April 2008 to April 2013, most recently as Managing Director. Before Evercore, Mr. Goater worked as an equity research analyst at
Cowen and Company, LLC, covering the biopharmaceutical sector, from August 2004 to March 2008. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vaccinex, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCNX), Atavistik Bio, Inc., Ribon Therapeutics, Inc., Kallyope, Inc., and
Surface. Mr. Goater received a B.A. in Biology, an M.S. in Pathology, an M.S. in Microbiology and Immunology and an M.B.A., all from the University of Rochester. We believe that Mr. Goater is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors
due to his executive experience and experience in the life sciences industry.
Mark Kay has served as a member of our Board of
Directors since January 2016. Dr. Kay is the Dennis Farrey Family Professor in Pediatrics, and a Professor of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he heads the Division of Human Gene Therapy. Dr. Kay moved from the
University of Washington to Stanford in 1998, where he has been on the faculty since that time. A founder of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, or ASGCT, Dr. Kay served as ASGCTs President from 2005 to 2006. Within the past
five years, Dr. Kay has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Genevant Sciences GmbH. He holds a B.S. in Physical Science from Michigan State University and an M.D. and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. We believe that
Dr. Kay is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his significant expertise regarding our technology platform and his experience in the field of genetic medicine.
Directors With Terms Expiring In 2023 (Class II Directors)
Leon Chen has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2016. Dr. Chen is a partner at The Column Group, a
healthcare investment firm, where he has been employed since October 2019. Prior to joining The Column Group, Dr. Chen was a venture partner at OrbiMed Advisors, a healthcare investment firm, from June 2013 to September 2019. Dr. Chen
currently serves on the boards of directors of several privately held life sciences companies. Within the past five years, Dr. Chen also served on the Board of Directors of Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRIX). He has a B.A. in Biochemistry
from U.C. Berkeley, a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology from the Stanford School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe that Dr. Chen is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his venture
capital experience, including his venture capital experience in the life sciences industry.
Susan Kahn has served as a member of
our Board of Directors since December 2021. From September 2007 to November 2021, Ms. Kahn was the executive director of the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association (NTSAD), a highly
regarded patient advocacy group for children and adults affected by rare genetic diseases. Previously, she was at Genzyme Genetics, where she led initiatives to develop and execute new business opportunities, acquisition and partnering strategies,
new product and technology assessments, and technology licensing. Before that, Ms. Kahn worked at Chiron Diagnostics in roles of increasing responsibility, including roles in business development and finance. Within the last five years,
Ms. Kahn also served as a member of the Board of Directors of BioPontis Alliance Rare Disease Foundation, Inc. She earned an A.B. in Applied Mathematics-Economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at
Dartmouth. We believe that Ms. Kahn is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to her patient advocacy, business development and finance experience.
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