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Erik Atkisson

Chief Legal Officer

Erik Atkisson is the Chief Legal Officer at AchieveRx, bringing over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Erik has deep expertise in guiding the global development, launch, and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products, and has held senior legal positions at multiple clinical- and commercial-stage biopharmaceutical companies. Prior to AchieveRx, he served as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer at Rain Oncology, leading all legal matters including governance, IP, contracting, regulatory, privacy, and litigation. Earlier in his career, Erik served as General Counsel of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals and Chief Compliance Officer of Cytokinetics. He also held senior positions at Amneal Pharmaceuticals (formerly Impax Laboratories) and BioMarin Pharmaceutical. Erik holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, an MSc from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA from Harvard University.