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Patrick Machado

Director
Mr. Machado has served as a member of our Board since November 2020. Mr. Machado co-founded and served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer at Medivation, Inc. until his retirement in 2014 and served as a member of Medivation’s board of directors from 2014 until its acquisition for approximately $14 billion by Pfizer in 2016. During his tenure at Medivation, Mr. Machado helped lead the company through substantial growth and challenges, providing strong leadership during the clinical development and successful commercial launch of XTANDI®. Mr. Machado serves on multiple public company boards, including as Chair of the board of directors of Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc., and as member of the boards of directors of Acelyrin Inc., Arcus Biosciences, Inc., Turning Point Therapeutics, and Chimerix, Inc. Previously, Mr. Machado served on the board of directors of Roivant Sciences from October 2016 to June 2022. Additionally, Mr. Machado is a member of the board of directors at Turnstone Biologics, a private company. Earlier in his career, from 1998 to 2001, Mr. Machado worked with ProDuct Health, Inc., a medical device company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and earlier as General Counsel. He served as a consultant to Cytyc to assist with transitional matters from 2001 to 2002. Mr. Machado worked for Morrison & Foerster LLP, a leading international law firm, and for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Mr. Machado received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and holds both a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in German from Santa Clara University in California. 
Independent Director