Anne C. Whitaker

Anne C. Whitaker joined the Caladrius Board in November 2020. She is a seasoned healthcare executive bringing to Caladrius 28 years of experience in the life science industry, including senior leadership roles with large pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty pharma companies, and has a proven track record of building and leading high performance teams to successfully commercialize pharmaceuticals, consumer products and medical devices.

Ms. Whitaker is currently the CEO of Aerami Therapeutics (formerly Dance Biopharm Holdings, Inc.), a private life science company reimaging the treatment of chronic diseases with its inhaled therapies. Prior to Aerami, Anne served as the CEO and President of KNOW Bio, LLC, a privately held life science company, and the founding CEO of its subsidiary, Novoclem Therapeutics, Inc., from February 2017 until April 2018 where she oversaw the raise of more than $12 million in seed capital and signed technology partnerships with multiple partners to advance the company’s nitric oxide platform. Previously, Anne was Executive Vice President and Company Group Chairman at Bausch Health, where she was responsible for overseeing its Global Branded Pharmaceutical Business.

Ms. Whitaker also serves as an independent director on the board of Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) an LED and semiconductor company, Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MKN), a specialty pharmaceutical company, and UDG Healthcare plc (London Exchange: UDGHC), a pharmaceutical services company. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of North Alabama, her alma mater. She has previously served on the board of Vectura, Plc (London Exchange: VEC-GB), Synta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTA) now Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDGL), Novoclem Therapeutics, Inc., KNOW Bio, LLC, and Foundation Board for the North Carolina School of Mathematics and Science. In addition to her public company board work and private company CEO role, she is an active industry advisor to private equity and venture capital funds in the U.S. and Europe. The Caladrius Board has concluded that Ms. Whitaker should continue serving as a director based on her experience in the life science industry, including her senior leadership roles with large pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty pharma companies.

Ms. Whitaker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of North Alabama.