Senti Biosciences (SNTI) Appoints Fran Schulz to its Board

Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI) today announced that it has appointed Fran Schulz, a highly experienced biotechnology and financial executive, to the Senti Bio Board of Directors (“Board”).

“We are excited to welcome Fran to the Senti Bio Board of Directors,” said Timothy Lu, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Senti Bio. “Fran's deep expertise in the life sciences industry—spanning finance, strategic planning, operations, and transactions—will be invaluable as we drive growth and innovation across our pipeline. Fran's track record of working with life science companies to drive financial and operational success aligns with our vision for the future, especially as Senti advances multiple clinical programs. I am confident her leadership will be instrumental in strengthening our leadership position in developing next-generation cell and gene therapies with Gene Circuits.”

“I am honored to join the Senti Bio Board and look forward to collaborating with such an experienced team to advance the Company’s goals,” said Ms. Schulz. “Senti Bio's commitment to Gene Circuit technologies as the foundation for developing smarter medicines is inspiring, and I am eager to contribute to its mission of creating cell therapies that outsmart complex diseases using novel and unprecedented approaches."

Concurrently with Ms. Schulz's appointment to the Board, she will serve as the chairperson of the Board’s Audit Committee. In conjunction with Ms. Schulz's appointment, Dr. Omid Farokhzad is departing from the Board. The Company thanks Dr. Farokhzad for his years of service as a director.

Ms. Schulz was one of the founding members and senior partners in Ernst & Young’s (“EY”) Life Sciences Practice and has held various roles at EY over 35 years. While at EY, Ms. Schulz directly contributed to the growth of EY into a $45B firm recognized on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list 22 years in a row. She is also qualified to serve as a financial expert under SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ rules. Ms. Schulz has spent her career working with large public and emerging private companies throughout the life sciences industry. She has deep experience guiding companies to execute a broad range of corporate deals including collaboration agreements, corporate spin-offs, reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions, with personal involvement in over 100 total equity and debt transactions, raising over $15 billion in aggregate. Ms. Schulz also has significant experience with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

Ms. Schulz currently serves as a Board Member and Audit Committee Chair of EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq: EDAP), a global leader in robotic energy-based therapies and as a Board Member and Audit Committee Chair of Menlo College. Previously, she served as a Board Member, Audit Committee Chair and Finance Committee Chair for the National Board of Women in Bio (2013–2023) as well as a Board Member and an Audit Committee member for the California Life Sciences Industry Association. Ms. Schulz is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed in California. Ms. Schulz received her B.S. in Business Administration from Menlo College.

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