Manmeet Soni has extensive experience in transitioning biotechnology companies from development stage through commercialization and globalization. He is currently Reata’s President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer and oversees manufacturing, quality assurance, global alliances, program management, business development, corporate strategy, finance, accounting, treasury, tax, corporate communications, investor relations and information technology. He joined Reata in August 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and assumed the additional role of Chief Operating Officer in June 2020. In February 2022, Mr. Soni was promoted to President.

Prior to joining Reata, Mr. Soni served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly held company, from May 2017 until August 2019. From March 2016 to February 2017, Mr. Soni served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly held biopharmaceutical company, when ARIAD was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Mr. Soni continued as an employee of ARIAD through May 2017. Previously, Mr. Soni served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Pharmacyclics, Inc., a publicly held biopharmaceutical company, until its acquisition by AbbVie in 2015. Prior to joining Pharmacyclics, Mr. Soni worked at ZELTIQ Aesthetics Inc., a publicly held medical technology company, as corporate controller. Prior to ZELTIQ, Mr. Soni worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Life Science and Venture Capital Group.

Mr. Soni currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Pulse Biosciences, Inc. and Summit Therapeutics Inc., and previously served as a member of the board of directors of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., each of which is a publicly traded company. Mr. Soni graduated from Hansraj College at Delhi University in India. He is a CPA and Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.