About
Anne Johnson is Chief Accounting Officer at atai Life Sciences, a position she assumed in 2026 after serving as CFO of AtaiBeckley and earlier as Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President of Finance, and Global Controller at atai. She oversees accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax, and treasury, and has more than three decades of corporate finance experience largely in the life sciences sector, including involvement in four IPOs. She is a CPA and CGMA and holds a B.Sc in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Experience
- AtaiBeckleyCAO/CFO/VP/Controllercurrent2021 — present
- AruvantController2018 — 2020
- RGPProject Lead2017 — 2018
- Chimerix, Inc.Executive Director/ Corporate Controller2014 — 2016Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Xanodyne PharmaceuticalsVP Finance/Corporate Controller2007 — 2013Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- ChiquitaManager Financial Reporting2005 — 2006Cincinnati, Ohio
- REEDS JewelersController1999 — 2005Greater Wilmington Area
- PPDAssociate Director1994 — 1999Greater Wilmington Area
- McGladreyAuditor1992 — 1994Greater Wilmington Area
Education
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonBachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting
Skills & more
Strategic Financial Planning3Financial Forecasting2SEC Financial Reporting2Mergers & Acquisitions8Debt Restructuring1External Audit2Finance System Implementation1SOX Compliancy1Medicaid1Government Contracting1Business Development2Pharmaceutical Industry2
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IPOTreasury ServicesInternal AuditCorporate TaxInformation TechnologyClinical ResearchMulti-channel RetailAccountingStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipFinancial Reporting- Chartered Global Management Accountant — AICPA
- Certified Public Accountant License — North Carolina
From Anne's professional profile.
Colleagues at atai Life Sciences
Amir Kalali
Director at atai Life Sciences
Andrea Heslin Smiley
Director at atai Life Sciences
Christian Angermayer
Founder and Chairman of the Board at atai Life Sciences
Gerd Kochendoerfer
Chief Operating Officer at atai Life Sciences
Glenn Short
Chief Scientific Officer at atai Life Sciences
John Hoffman
Director at atai Life Sciences
Kevin Craig
Chief Medical Officer at atai Life Sciences
Laurent Fischer
Director at atai Life Sciences
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Anne Johnson work?
- Anne Johnson is Chief Accounting Officer at atai Life Sciences.
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