Carolyn M. Rucci joined Akebia Therapeutics in 2021 and serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, a role to which she was appointed effective January 26, 2026. She previously served as the Company's General Counsel from May 2022 to January 2026 and as Vice President, Legal from September 2021 to May 2022. Before joining Akebia she worked at AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2016 to 2021, most recently as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, and began her career in the corporate group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, where she rose to the level of Counsel.