Presently, Utpal Koppikar holds the position of Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President for Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. Mr. Koppikar is also on the board of C4 Therapeutics, Inc.

In his past career he was Vice President-Corporate & Operations Finance at Gilead Sciences, Inc.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, a graduate degree from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.