Manmeet Soni

Mr. Manmeet Soni has extensive experience in transitioning biotechnology companies from development stage through commercialization and globalization. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he is responsible for overall global functions of finance, tax, treasury, internal audit, information technology, investor relations, corporate communication, and strategy functions. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of several publicly-listed life science companies, including Pharmacyclics, Inc., where he played a vital role in the acquisition by Abbvie, Inc. for $21 billion in 2015, Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc., where he played a major role in the acquisition by Takeda Inc. for $5.1 billion in 2017, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he raised over $2.5 billion in cash. Mr. Soni currently serves on the board of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pulse Biosciences, Inc. He is a certified public accountant and chartered accountant from India and received his Bachelor of Commerce from Hansraj College, Delhi University (India).