
John Hoffman
Director
John currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Northern Data AG since February 2025. He brings nearly 20 years of experience as an investment banker and capital markets advisor. He most recently served as Managing Director in the equity capital markets groups at RBC Capital Markets from June 2023 to February 2025 and previously at Credit Suisse from June 2012 to June 2023. Across his investment banking career, John has advised boards and management teams on more than 200 growth capital IPOs that have raised in excess of USD 50 billion in cumulative proceeds, as well as international cross-listings, mergers, spin-offs, and other strategic transactions for disruptive growth companies. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond and is a CFA charterholder.
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

Scott Braunstein, M.D.
Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director Science and Technology Committee, Chair Audit Committee, Member

Cosmo Feilding Mellen
Co-Founder and Director

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

Rob Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Board member

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

John Hoffman
Director

Amir Kalali, M.D.
Director Science and Technology Committee, Member Audit Committee, Member

Sabrina Martucci Johnson
Director Audit Committee, Chair Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Chair

