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Robert was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Cytokinetics in January 2007 and has been a member of our Board of Directors since then. Previously, he served as Cytokinetics’ President and held other senior-level positions at the Company overseeing research and development, finance, corporate development, legal, commercial operations, and business development at various times since participating in the launch of Company operations in 1998. Prior to Cytokinetics, Robert held senior positions in business development and marketing at COR Therapeutics from 1991 to 1998. He also performed roles of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, and other pharmaceutical business functions at Marion Laboratories and Syntex Corporation beginning in 1981. Robert has served on the faculty at the Center for BioEntrepreneurship at University of California, San Francisco, where he taught a corporate finance course to graduate students. He co-chaired the BIO Business Development Committee and is a frequent lecturer on matters of business development and finance in the biopharmaceutical industry. He served on the National Board of the American Committee of the Weizmann Institute of Science and established the Blum Family Venture Philanthropy Fund to propel basic science discoveries at the Institute with potential to benefit the Israeli life sciences economy. In addition, he established the Tikkun Olam Youth Science Prizes for Bay Area middle and high schools, designed to further science education and exploration in the spirit of repairing the world. Robert served on the Board of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco and founded and chaired its Business Leadership Council. He also served on the Boards of San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Anti-Defamation League. Robert was named a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute in recognition of his leadership in corporate and civic responsibilities. He is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and has moderated seminars related to science, health, and technology at Aspen Action Forums. Mr. Blum received B.A. degrees in Human Biology and Economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Robert was a fan of mountain bluegrass music long before it was fashionable and has been known to carry a harmonica in his briefcase, much to the dismay of nearby hotel guests. He enjoys trying to keep up with his wife Dana and daughters, Brittany and Bridget, as well as his Bernese mountain dog, Baron, on long hikes in the Presidio.

Ryan Spencer is a Board Member at Dynavax Technologies and Chief Executive Officer at Dynavax Technologies and is based in Berkeley, California. He has worked as Senior Director Commercial Operations at Dynavax Technologies; Senior Product Director, HEPLISAV-B at Dynavax Technologies; and Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Commercial Operations at Dynavax Technologies. Ryan attended Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina between 1995 and 1999.

Mr. Palay is one of our founders and has served as Chairman of the Board and as Chief Executive Officer since 2007. Mr. Palay previously served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of each of our predecessors from their founding until 2008. He also co-founded NimbleGen Systems, Inc., a molecular biology tools company, and served as its chairman of the board from 1999 to 2007 and as its chief executive officer from 1999 to 2000. Since their inception, Mr. Palay has served as a manager of the general partner or manager of each of the various Tactics II entities, which are private investment vehicles and are among our principal shareholders. He received a A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard College, an M.M. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law. We selected Mr. Palay to serve on our board of directors due to his in-depth understanding of our business and operating experience with business startups.

Michael Reilly is a biotechnology commercialization professional working with emerging biotechnology companies, venture capital, and private equity firms on commercialization and business development. His focus is on shaping and maximizing the future value of medicines for patients and investors through thoughtful choices in the product development process. Michael has over 20 years of leadership experience in pharmaceuticals, devices, diganostics, and industrial biotechnology. His direct experience in developing and commercializing drugs spans pre-IND stage, clinical, launch, and patent expiration.

Charis Zhou MHA MPH is a Chief Executive Officer at American Public Health Association and Founder & CEO at Healthy China☯️ ��=Healthy World Media Co. and is based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. She has worked as Research Assistant at American Public Health Association, Reviewer of Medical Care at WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH, and Researcher (Graduate Student) at Université de Montréal. Charis attended Université de Montréal between 2005 and 2009, Sun Yat sen University between 1994 and 1997, and Xinjiang Medical University between 1987 and 1992.