
Anne Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
Anne became Chief Financial Officer in 2024, previously serving as Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Finance and Global Controller since joining atai in 2021. She oversees finance, accounting, financial planning & analysis, tax and treasury and investor relations.
With more than three decades in corporate finance, Anne has held multiple leadership positions, drove four IPOs and other major financing transactions. She has spent most of her career in the life sciences sector and has a deep personal connection to mental health.
Anne is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Management Accountant (CGMA) and holds a B.Sc in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Senior Leadership

Srinivas Rao, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Anne Johnson
Chief Financial Officer

Gerd Kochendoerfer, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer

Robert Conley, M.D.
Chief Research and Development Officer

Kevin Craig, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer

Glenn Short, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer

Ryan Barrett
Chief Legal and Business Officer
Board of Directors

Srinivas Rao, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Christian Angermayer
Founder and Chairman of the Board

Scott Braunstein, M.D.
Vice-Chairman of the Board and Director Science and Technology Committee, Co-Chair Audit Committee, Member

Laurent Fischer, M.D.
Director Compensation Committee, Chair Science and Technology Committee, Member

Rob Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Director Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Member Science and Technology Committee, Member

Andrea Heslin Smiley
Director Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Chair Audit Committee, Member

John Hoffman
Director Audit Committee, Member Compensation Committee, Member

Amir Kalali, M.D.
Director Science and Technology Committee, Co-Chair Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Member

Sabrina Martucci Johnson
Director Audit Committee, Chair Compensation Committee, Member

