Steven Burke

Dr. Steven K.
Burke, MD, is a Chief Medical, Research & Development Officer at Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at SCYNEXIS, Inc., AbFero Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and LeukoSight, Inc. Dr. Burke was previously employed as a Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President by Proteon Therapeutics, Inc., a Senior Vice President-Medical & Regulatory Affairs by Genzyme Corp., a Medical Director & VP-Clinical Research by GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an Associate Director-Clinical Research by Glaxo, Inc., and a Chief Medical Officer by Protara Therapeutics, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a doctorate degree from Weill Cornell Medical College.