Second Amendment to the Consulting Agreement, dated January 1, 2020, by and between Neurogene Inc. and Stuart Cobb Consulting Ltd

Exhibit 10.31

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE

CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN

NEUROGENE INC. AND STUART COBB CONSULTING, LTD.

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is entered and made effective as of January 1, 2020 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), by and between Neurogene Inc., a Delaware corporation having a place of business at 535 West 24^th Street, 5^th Floor, New York, NY 10011 (“Company”) and Stuart Cobb Consulting Ltd., a limited company registered at Office 8, Hardengreen Park, Eskbank, Midlothian, Scotland EH22 3NX (“Consultant”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein will have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have previously entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated December 12, 2018; for the engagement of the Consultant for the provision of services as described in the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

The Company shall pay to the Consultant consulting fees of $12,875 per month, payable within 7 days following presentation of invoice. Payment for any partial month shall be prorated. These fees will be reviewed, upon completion of 12 months duration, solely for the purposes of evaluation inflationary impacts.

This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which will constitute one and the same instrument. For purposes hereof, a facsimile or an electronic record of this Amendment, including the signature pages hereto, will be deemed to be an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Amendment Effective Date.