John Evans

John Evans is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Beam. Prior to this, they served as the SVP of Corporate Development and Portfolio Leadership / IDH Portfolio Executive at Agios Pharmaceuticals from September 2009 to April 2017. John has also held positions at Infinity Pharmaceuticals as the Director of Product Development from July 2006 to September 2009 and McKinsey & Company as a Senior Associate from June 2005 to July 2006 and as a Business Analyst from June 2001 to June 2003.

John Evans has a MBA from The Wharton School, a MA from University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from Yale University.

Some direct reports include Amy Simon - Chief Medical Officer, John Lo - Chief Commercial Officer, and Susan O’connor - Chief Human Resources Officer.