About
Ronald E. Frieson has served as a member of Akebia Therapeutics' Board of Directors since November 2021. Since July 2020 he has been Chief Operating Officer of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), having previously served as its President, Foundation and External Affairs from 2015 to 2020 and as Chief Public Policy Officer from 2008 to 2015. He spent many years at BellSouth (acquired by AT&T Inc. in 2006) in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as President, Georgia Operations, and was BellSouth's first Chief Diversity Officer.
Roles
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.
Director (Class I) · Current role
2021–present
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)
Chief Operating Officer · Previously President, Foundation and External Affairs (2015-2020) and Chief Public Policy Officer (2008-2015).
since 2020
BellSouth
President, Georgia Operations · Also served as BellSouth's first Chief Diversity Officer; BellSouth was acquired by AT&T Inc. in 2006.
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External Roles
Colorado Technical University
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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The University of Tennessee Foundation
Board member
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Krimson Community Foundation
Board member
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Truist Bank Atlanta
Advisory board member
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Director Compensation
FY 2025Fees earned or paid in cash
$70,000
Stock awards
$139,944
Option awards
$182,582
Total
$392,526
Also at Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.
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