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Ryan J. Watts

Operating / professional title

President and Chief Executive Officer at Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI)

Board role

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director · Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI)

Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI)

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director · Current mandate

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Profile

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Overview

Professional record at a glance

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Current roles
21 current organization shown on this profile
Board positions
11 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
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Qualifications
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Current roles

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Executive appointments

President and Chief Executive Officer

Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI)

Current

Source effective: 2026-04-21 · Observed: 2026-09-06T05:19:31.908242+00:00

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Board appointments

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI)

Current

Independence: Not independent

Source effective: 2026-04-21 · Observed: 2026-09-06T05:19:31.908242+00:00

confirmedView source

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Governance portfolio

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    • Denali Therapeutics Inc.

      President and Chief Executive Officer

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    Source 1 · Sec Def 14aPublic profile sourceSupports President and Chief Executive Officer at Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI), President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI), Executive title, Board membership.Open source

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    alpha:person:ryan-j-watts
    Record version
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    Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Denali Therapeutics Inc.1 source
    Verification
    Source reported
    Confidence
    95%
    Last reviewed
    Sep 6, 2026
    Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: President and Chief Executive Officer1 source
    Verification
    Source reported
    Confidence
    95%
    Last reviewed
    Sep 6, 2026
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    1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1714899/000171489926000054/dnli-20260421.htm

      Sec Def 14a · Tier not stated · Reviewed Sep 6, 2026

      Supports: President and Chief Executive Officer at Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI) · President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI) · Executive title · Board membership