Srinivas Rao
InvestorCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at atai Life Sciences
Encinitas, California, United States
About
Srinivas Rao is Co-Founder and CEO of AtaiBeckley and previously co-founded atai Life Sciences, where he served as Chief Scientific Officer for five years before becoming Co-Chief Executive in 2023. He has over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, holding scientific, medical, and executive roles at companies ranging from venture-backed startups to publicly traded firms. He earned his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Yale.
Invests in
BiotechMental Health
Experience
- AtaiBeckleyChief Executive Officer and Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- AtaiBeckleyCo-CEO & Co-Founder of ATAI Life Sciences AG2024 — 2025San Diego Metropolitan Area
- AtaiBeckleyCo-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer2019 — 2024Greater San Diego Area
- SFARIConsultant2011 — 2024New York
- Axial Biotherapeutics, Inc.Chief Medical Officer2017 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- Depomed, Inc.Chief Medical Officer2014 — 2017Newark, CA
- RetrophinExecutive Vice President, Head of Neuroscience2013 — 2014Carlsbad, CA
- BioMotivMember of Advisory Board2012 — 2014
- Kyalin Biosciences Inc.Chief Executive Officer2011 — 2013Greater San Diego Area
- Kalyra PharmaceuticalsChief Medical Officer2012 — 2013San Diego
- Avelas BiosciencesChief Medical Officer2012 — 2013Greater San Diego Area
- UCSD SDTA Advisory BoardAdvisor2011 — 2013
- Sova Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Chief Scientific Officer2011 — 2013
- HUYA Bioscience InternationalSenior Scientific Advisor2009 — 2012Greater San Diego Area
- ReVision Therapeutics, Inc.Chief Medical Officer2011 — 2012Greater San Diego Area
- Cypress Bioscience, Inc.Chief Scientific Officer2000 — 2011
- Yale-New Haven HospitalInternship in Internal Medicine1998 — 1999
- Texas InstrumentsApplications Engineer1988 — 1998
- Debush TechnologiesMedical Device Consultant1995 — 1997
Education
- Yale UniversityPh.D, Neuropharmacology1991 — 2000
- Yale School of MedicineM.D, Internal Medicine1991 — 1998
- Yale UniversityM.S., Electrical Engineering1990 — 1991
- Yale UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering1986 — 1990
Skills & more
Biotechnology90Lifesciences23Clinical Development73Drug Discovery29Clinical Trials43Neuroscience21Oncology17Medical Devices21Commercialization13Technology Transfer12Clinical Research14Molecular Biology8
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R&DNeurologyPharmaceutical IndustryFrom Srinivas's professional profile.
Colleagues at atai Life Sciences
Amir Kalali
Director at atai Life Sciences
Andrea Heslin Smiley
Director at atai Life Sciences
Anne Johnson
Chief Accounting Officer 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
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Srinivas Rao work?
- Srinivas Rao is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at atai Life Sciences.
- What does Srinivas Rao invest in?
- Srinivas Rao invests in Biotech, Mental Health.
Same school
Also attended Yale University622
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Also attended Yale School of Medicine30
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Shared employers
Also worked at AtaiBeckley9
Robert HershbergSenior Advisor at Frazier Life SciencesGerd KochendoerferChief Operating Officer at atai Life SciencesKevin CraigChief Medical Officer at atai Life SciencesAnne JohnsonChief Accounting Officer at atai Life SciencesScott BraunsteinVice-Chairman of the Board and Director at atai Life SciencesLaurent FischerDirector at atai Life Sciences
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