Srinivas Rao is the Chief Scientific Officer at atai Life Sciences AG. Dr. Rao
has over 19 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries. Prior to atai, Dr. Rao has held the titles of Chief
Scientific, Medical, or Executive Officer at companies ranging from venture
backed startups to vertically-integrated, publicly traded pharmaceutical
companies.

Dr. Rao completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Yale-New Haven
Hospital. He received his Ph.D. in neurobiology from Yale Graduate School
and his M.D. from Yale School of Medicine. He holds both a Bachelor of
Science and Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Yale
College and Yale Graduate School, respectively.