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John Evans

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Beam Therapeutics

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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About

He came to Beam in 2017 from Agios Pharmaceuticals, where he spent eight years as SVP of corporate development and portfolio leadership and served as IDH portfolio executive, and he also worked as a venture partner at ARCH Venture Partners. Earlier in his career he was a director of product development at Infinity Pharmaceuticals and held business analyst and senior associate roles at McKinsey & Company.

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Beam Therapeutics

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Beam Therapeutics's investors · 8

ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2018Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2018Eight Roads VenturesMumbai · $5M – $30M checks · since 2018F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2018Foresite CapitalWest Hollywood · since 2018GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2018HongShan Capital GroupHong Kong · $100K – $50M checks · since 2018OUP (Osage University Partners)Bala Cynwyd · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Beam Therapeutics

DRDavid R. Liu
David R. LiuFounder and Inventor
JKJ. Keith Joung
J. Keith JoungFounder and Inventor
FZFeng Zhang
Feng ZhangFounder and Inventor
DRDavid R. Liu, Ph.D.
David R. Liu, Ph.D.Founder and Inventor
JKJ. Keith Joung, M.D., Ph.D.
J. Keith Joung, M.D., Ph.D.Founder and Inventor
FZFeng Zhang, Ph.D.
Feng Zhang, Ph.D.Founder and Inventor

Experience

  1. Beam TherapeuticsCEOcurrent2017 — presentCambridge, MA
  2. ARCH Venture PartnersVenture Partner2017 — 2021Cambridge, MA
  3. Agios PharmaceuticalsSVP, Corporate Development and Portfolio Leadership / IDH Portfolio Executive2009 — 2017
  4. Infinity PharmaceuticalsDirector, Product Development2006 — 2009
  5. McKinsey & CompanySenior Associate2005 — 2006
  6. MedImmuneSummer Associate, Corporate Development2004
  7. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2001 — 2003

Skills & more

Strategy5Biotechnology17Life Sciences5Corporate Development2Business Development10Pharmaceutical Industry8Lifesciences3Product Development7Oncology4Drug Development4

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Evans?
He came to Beam in 2017 from Agios Pharmaceuticals, where he spent eight years as SVP of corporate development and portfolio leadership and served as IDH portfolio executive, and he also worked as a venture partner at ARCH Venture Partners. Earlier in his career he was a director of product development at Infinity Pharmaceuticals and held business analyst and senior associate roles at McKinsey & Company.
Where does John Evans work?
John Evans is Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Beam Therapeutics.
Where did John Evans go to school?
John Evans studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Healthcare Management); University of Pennsylvania (MA, Biotechnology); Yale University (BA, English).

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ARCH Venture Partners mafia16

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Also attended The Wharton School2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,415

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Also attended Yale University1,072

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Shared employers

Also worked at Beam Therapeutics8

Nicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Courtney WallaceInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJason GehrkeInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMike FengHead of Technology and Data Science at F-Prime Capital PartnersAaron EdwardsFounder at KiraGen BioRyan Murray, PhDFounder at KiraGen Bio

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Also worked at ARCH Venture Partners35

Patrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupSteve GillisManaging Director at ARCH Venture PartnersClinton BybeeCo-founder & Managing Director, Emeritus at ARCH Venture PartnersJason DorenGeneral Counsel at ARCH Venture PartnersCarol SuhPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersSean KendallPartner (Europe) at ARCH Venture Partners

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Also worked at Agios Pharmaceuticals10

David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yang ChengAssociate at Delos CapitalBrian FiskeSAB Member - Drug Development at Alix VenturesRafal PielakFounder at SOTERI SKINKate YenFounder at Auron Therapeutics

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Also worked at Infinity Pharmaceuticals11

Paul MeloneInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJeffrey TongPartner at Third Rock VenturesJohn KeiltyVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesVikas GoyalPartner at Longwood FundAndrew PalmerCo-Founder of Tamr at Underscore VCDavid GrayzelPartner at Atlas Venture

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