Keith Katkin served as the chief executive officer and as a member of the board of directors of Urovant Sciences Ltd, a public biopharmaceutical company, from September 2017 until March 2020. Prior to Urovant, Mr. Katkin served as the president and chief executive officer of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, from 2007 to 2016, where he led the growth and ultimate sale of Avanir to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for $3.5 billion. Prior to joining Avanir, Mr. Katkin served as the vice president, commercial development for Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, playing a key role in the concurrent initial public offering and ultimate sale of the company to Johnson & Johnson.

Mr. Katkin currently serves on the boards of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (chairman), Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, each of which is a publicly traded company, and as an adviser to the board of directors at Urovant.

Mr. Katkin has an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and a Bachelor of Science in Business and Accounting from Indiana University. Mr. Katkin is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

 

• Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
• Member of the Strategic Operations Committee