Angela Thedinga

Angela Thedinga is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in biotech and engineering, currently serving as a Board Member at Nkarta, Inc. since March 2022. Previously, Angela was a Founding Member at Chief from January 2021 to April 2022, focusing on empowering women in leadership. Angela held pivotal roles at Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Program Management and Strategy from 2019 to 2021. Further career achievements include Vice President of Program Management and Chief of Staff at AveXis, Inc., Senior Project Manager at Novartis, and various engineering positions at Abbott Laboratories. Angela earned an MBA and a Master's in Chemical Engineering from MIT, along with a Master's in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.