Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of LeAnne M. Zumwalt to its Board of Directors, effective February 16, 2021. Ms. Zumwalt was most recently Group Vice President, Government Affairs at DaVita Inc., one of the largest providers of dialysis and kidney care services in the United States. Ms. Zumwalt has spent more than 20 years serving in a broad range of leadership positions at DaVita, which has grown over that time to a healthcare organization with more than 2,750 locations in the United States, caring for approximately 205,000 patients with chronic kidney disease.