biography

Ali J. Satvat has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2016. Mr. Satvat joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., a global investment firm, in January 2012 and is a Partner, Co-Head of the Health Care industry team within KKR’s Americas Private Equity platform, and Global Head of KKR Health Care Strategic Growth. Mr. Satvat is a member of the Investment Committee for KKR’s Americas Private Equity platform and chairs the Investment Committee for KKR Health Care Strategic Growth. Mr. Satvat has served as a member of the boards of directors of Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS), a biopharmaceutical company, since May 2014, Impel NeuroPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMPL) since December 2018, Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: EIDX), a biopharmaceutical company, from June 2018 through January 2021, PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAH), a global contract research organization, from September 2013 through April 2018, and numerous privately held companies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Satvat was a Principal with Apax Partners, a global private equity firm, where he invested in health care from 2006 to 2012. Previously, Mr. Satvat held various positions with Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Audax Group, a private equity firm, and The Blackstone Group, a global investment firm. Mr. Satvat holds an A.B. in History and Science from Harvard College and an M.B.A. in Health Care Management and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Satvat previously served as a member of the board of directors of the Healthcare Private Equity Association. Mr. Satvat’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his expertise in corporate governance, financing, and financial matters and his extensive investment experience in the health care industry.