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Ankit Mahadevia

President and Chief Executive Officer, Spero Therapeutics

Ankit was formerly a Venture Partner at Atlas Venture where he supported the formation of eight companies focused on novel drug discovery platforms and therapeutic products. He co-founded Spero Therapeutics – a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments for multi-drug resistant bacterial infections – in 2013. He has been its CEO and President since March 2015.

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