Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
NASDAQ: RARE. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243
- SEC CIK
- 0001515673
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 20, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Mar 27, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D.President and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Daniel G. Welch
- Independent
- Not published6 directors published
- Published claims
- 232 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 30 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 2 distinct sources and 3 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Amrit Ray seat on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., effective 2022-01-01.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Technical Operations Officer and Gene Therapy and Executive Vice President | Dennis Huang | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President | Eric Crombez, M.D. | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President | Erik Harris | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Strategy and Executive Vice President | Howard Horn | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Quality Officer and Executive Vice President of Translational Sciences | John R. Pinion II | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Affairs and Executive Vice President | Karah Parschauer | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
Board of directors
Evidence6 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit Ray | Independence not published | 2022 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Corsee D. Sanders | Independence not published | 2021 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Deborah Dunsire | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Matthew K. Fust | Independence not published | 2014 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Michael Narachi | Independence not published | 2015 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Shehnaaz Suliman | Independence not published | 2019 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Amrit Ray, M.D. | Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Corsee D. Sanders, Ph.D. | Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Daniel G. Welch | IndependentChair | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Deborah Dunsire, M.D. | Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. | Not independent | Not published | Chief Executive Officer and Director | Source reportedE2 |
| Shehnaaz Suliman, M.D. | Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer and Director | Not published | Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
EvidenceGovernance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Dennis HuangChief Technical Operations Officer and Gene Therapy and Executive Vice Presidentcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:17
- Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D.President and Chief Executive Officer; President, Chief Executive Officer and Directorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:18, company:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:12
- Eric Crombez, M.D.Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice Presidentcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:19
- Erik HarrisChief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice Presidentcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:20
- Howard HornChief Financial Officer, Corporate Strategy and Executive Vice Presidentcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:21
- John R. Pinion IIChief Quality Officer and Executive Vice President of Translational Sciencescompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:22
- Karah ParschauerChief Legal Officer & Corporate Affairs and Executive Vice Presidentcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:23
- Amrit RayDirectorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:6
- Corsee D. SandersDirectorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:8
- Deborah DunsireDirectorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:10
- Matthew K. FustDirectorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:13
- Michael NarachiDirectorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:14
- Shehnaaz SulimanDirectorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:15
- Amrit Ray, M.D.Directorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:7
- Corsee D. Sanders, Ph.D.Directorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:9
- Daniel G. WelchIndependent Chairman of the Boardcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:5
- Deborah Dunsire, M.D.Directorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:11
- Shehnaaz Suliman, M.D.Directorcompany:0d171594-5056-4796-a2e8-c666d6937243:leadership_role:16
Subject and corrections
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- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 3 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec def 14a. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved Sep 12, 2026. Cited by 13 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 20, 2026- Amrit Ray seat on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., effective 2022-01-01.
- Corsee D. Sanders seat on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Shehnaaz Suliman seat on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., effective 2019-01-01.
- Deborah Dunsire seat on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Michael Narachi seat on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., effective 2015-01-01.
- Matthew K. Fust seat on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., effective 2014-01-01.



