Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Jerome Adams to its Board of Directors. Dr. Adams most recently served as Surgeon General of the United States and brings a wide range of experience spanning clinical practice, clinical research, public health, and government agency leadership. Dr. Adams served as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States from 2017 to 2021, where he focused on the opioid epidemic and was a member of the COVID-19 Task Force. Prior to that, he served as the State Health Commissioner for Indiana from 2014 to 2017, where he presided over Indiana’s efforts to deal with state-wide, unprecedented HIV outbreak.