EX-24 2 katkinpoa.htm KATKINPOA POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a member of the Board of Directors of Syndax
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
hereby constitutes and appoints Michael A. Metzger and Luke J. Albrecht,
for so long as each such person is an employee of the Company, and Laura
Berezin, for so long as she is a partner of a law firm representing the
Company, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, each with
the power to act alone for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead, to:

1. Prepare, complete and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and other
forms and all amendments thereto on the undersigned's behalf as such
attorney-in-fact shall in his or her discretion determine to be required
or advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations,
as a consequence of the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities
of the Company or changes in such beneficial ownership; and

2. Do all acts necessary in order to file such forms and amendments with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or
national association, the Company and such other persons or agencies as
the attorney-in-fact shall deem appropriate.

The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with or liability under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any
successor laws and regulations.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, or 5 with respect
to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of the Company or
changes in such beneficial ownership, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

The undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of March 29, 2017.

/s/ Keith A. Katkin
Keith A. Katkin

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