Vera Therapeutics

Our Company

Our mission is to change the standard of care for patients with immunologic and rare diseases. We are developing multiple novel biologic molecules toward this end.

Our lead late-stage clinical candidate is atacicept:

  • Fully humanized TACI-Fc fusion protein that inhibits the two cytokines, BAFF and APRIL, that cause B cells and plasma cells to produce disease-causing antibodies
  • Potential best- and first-in-class dual BAFF/APRIL B cell modulator for IgA Nephropathy (IgAN), a B cell-mediated kidney disease that often progresses to kidney failure despite optimized supportive care
  • Demonstrated sustained eGFR stabilization through 72 weeks in the ORIGIN Phase 2b clinical trial for IgAN
  • ORIGIN 3, a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, initiated June 2023
  • Target profile: at-home self-administration by subcutaneous once weekly autoinjector

We also hold worldwide global rights to MAU868:

  • A monoclonal antibody that neutralizes infection by blocking BK virus (BKV) binding to host cells
  • Phase 2 clinical trial showed MAU868 was well tolerated and showed clinically meaningful reductions in BK antiviral activity through 36 weeks in kidney transplant patients with BK viremia
  • No BK-specific treatment currently available
  • Target profile: monthly IV administration

Our Leadership Team

Executive Team
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Marshall Fordyce, MD

CEO and Founder

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Robert M. Brenner, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Lauren Frenz, MBA's Photo

Lauren Frenz, MBA

Chief Business Officer

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Sean Grant, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

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David Johnson, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

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William D. Turner

Chief Development Officer

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Kelly Rauber

SVP, Human Resources

Senior Leadership
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Joseph Young, MBA

Chief Accounting Officer

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Amit Sharma, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF

EVP, Medical Affairs & Clinical Research

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Matt Skelton

EVP, Commercial

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Gary Barrera, MBA

SVP, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance

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Julien E. Capers, JD

SVP, Legal

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Kerry Cooper, MD

SVP, Medical Affairs

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Tom Doan

SVP, Development Operations

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Neeraj Pakala, PhD, MBA

SVP, Product Development and Manufacturing

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Lijie Zhong, PhD, MBA

SVP, Biometrics

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Raffaella Faggioni, PhD

VP, Clinical Pharmacology & Translational Medicine

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Reginald Gay, MD

VP, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance

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Zeeshan Khawaja, MD, FASN

VP, Clinical Research

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Alvin Lin, MBA

VP, Commercial Strategy

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Donald Mallet, PharmD, MBA

VP, Field Medical Affairs

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Dmitriy Ter-Martirosov, MBA

VP, Product & Portfolio Management

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Amy Wang

VP, Business Development & Alliance Management

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Xuelian (Lilian) Wei, PhD, MS

VP, Biostatistics

Board of Directors

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Michael M. Morrissey, PhD

President and CEO
Exelixis

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Andrew Cheng, MD, PhD

President and CEO

Akero Therapeutics
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Beth Seidenberg, MD

General Partner

Kleiner Perkins
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Maha Katabi, PhD, CFA

General Partner

Sofinnova Investments
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Patrick Enright, MBA

Managing Director

Longitude Capital
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Scott Morrison

Former Partner and US Life Sciences Leader

EY
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Marshall Fordyce, MD

President and CEO

Vera Therapeutics
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Kimball Hall

President and CEO

Innocoll Biotherapeutics
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Christy J. Oliger

Former SVP Commercial

Genentech
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