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John T. Hendrick

Prior to joining Akesis Pharmaceuticals in December 2004, Mr. Hendrick was primarily engaged in monitoring his private equity investments since July 2001. From July 1996 to December 1999 he was vice chairman and chief financial officer of The Cassidy Companies, Inc., one of the largest government and public affairs firms in Washington, DC. He was also a managing director of Galway Partners, LLC, a Washington, and DC-based merchant bank from July 1996 to June 2001. Prior to joining Cassidy and Galway in 1996, Mr. Hendrick was a general partner with Avalon Ventures, a San Diego-based venture capital firm, from 1987 to 1996. In addition, Mr. Hendrick serves on the investment committees of Innova Capital (formerly Poland Partners), a Warsaw-based venture capital fund, and Taiwan-based venture capital funds Taiwan Mezzanine Fund and Greater China Private Equity Fund. Mr. Hendrick is a certified public accountant and earned a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from McMurry University in 1973.