Leone Patterson

Leone Patterson currently serves as the Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Zymeworks Inc. since September 2024, and holds a position as a board member and Audit Committee Chair at Nkarta, Inc. since April 2020. Previously, Leone has contributed as a non-executive independent board member at Oxford Biomedica and as the Chief Financial and Business Officer at Tenaya Therapeutics. Leone's extensive career includes roles such as President and CFO at Adverum Biotechnologies, CFO at Diadexus and Transcept Pharmaceuticals, and VP of Finance at Exelixis. Leone's educational background includes an Executive MBA from Saint Mary's College of California and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Chapman University.