Profile

Identity, professional record and current appointments.

Overview

Professional record at a glance

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Current roles
22 current organizations shown on this profile
Board positions
22 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
3Roles supported by the sources cited on this profile
Qualifications
Not establishedNo qualification is currently confirmed by the cited sources

Professional narrative

About

Mr. Berger is a founder of the NEMO Fund at Sectoral Asset Management and previously served as Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities. He has extensive board experience with multiple public biotechnology companies including ESSA Pharma, Atea Pharmaceuticals and Satellos Bioscience. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and degrees from Johns Hopkins University.

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Current roles

Appointments & responsibilities

Board appointments

Director

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.

Jan 1, 2016 – Present

Independence: Independent

Source effective: 2025-04-25 · Observed: 2026-04-28T23:47:02.456+00:00

confirmedView source

Governance

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Board and advisory record

Board service

Sources are shown with each role, education record, or credential.

Director

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2019-01-01 · current

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Director

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.

2016-01-01 · current

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Connections

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Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Director at Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2019-01-01 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-18

Atea Pharmaceutica…Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Kezar Life Science…Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.Franklin Berger

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Experience

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Published record

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Source 1 · Sec FilingAVIR DEF 14A director slateSupports Board role, Committee assignments, Executive company, Executive title.Open sourceSource 2 · Sec FilingKZR DEF 14A director slateSupports AI and ML experience, Board role, Committee assignments, Cybersecurity experience, Technology background.Open source

Basis

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Identifiers

Alpha ID
alpha:person:franklin-berger
Record version
public-0

Sources

Sources and published information

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Lead Independent Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedCommittee assignments: Audit, Compensation1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedCommittee assignments: Audit, Nominating/Governance1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Executive company · Source reportedExecutive at FMB Research LLC1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: Founder and Managing Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

    Supports: Board role · Committee assignments · Executive company · Executive title

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593899/000119312525104019/d931077ddef14a.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed Apr 24, 2026

    Supports: Director at Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVIR)

  3. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Board role · Committee assignments · Cybersecurity experience · Technology background

  4. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645666/000164566625000020/kzr-20250425.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed Apr 28, 2026

    Supports: Director at Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.

  5. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593899/000119312525104019/d931077ddef14a.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership

  6. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645666/000164566625000020/kzr-20250425.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership