Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Stephanie Wong, Sumita Ray, John McKenna and Seth Gottlieb,
signing individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in fact and
agents to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director or beneficial owner of more than 10% of a
registered class of securities of Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder and a Form ID,
Uniform Application for Access Codes to File on EDGAR;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to execute such Forms 3, 4 or 5 or Form
ID (including any amendments thereto) and timely file such forms with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any nature whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-
fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. 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 Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
earliest to occur of (a) the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,
4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, (b) revocation by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (c) as to any attorney-
in-fact individually, until such attorney-in-fact is no longer employed by the
Company or Cooley LLP.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of January 12, 2018.
/s/ Susan Molineaux
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SUSAN MOLINEAUX
