Mark McKechnie

Mark McKechnie has a strong background in IT and information management. Mark is currently the VP and Head of IT at HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. Starting in 2023. Before that, they worked at Jazz Pharmaceuticals as the Global Head of IS Strategy and Business Operations from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Director of Information Management at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. from 2018 to 2021. Mark also held IT leadership roles at Allergan, MSD International Gmbh, Merck, and Bristol Myers Squibb Co., contributing to their extensive experience in the field. Mark began their career as an Automation Engineer at Jacobs Engineering and later worked as an Engineer at Fluor-Daniel EEL.

Mark McKechnie's education history includes the following:

- In 2023, Mark attended the MIT Sloan School of Management, studying AI in Pharma and Biotech.

- Prior to that, Mark was enrolled at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) until 2020, focusing on Automation Implementation in Business.

- From 2016 to 2018, Mark pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Technology and Design with a specialization in Digital Business at Technological University Dublin.

- In 2018, Mark also studied Leading Organisations and Change at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

- In 2009, Mark participated in the Merck - GS Emerging Leader Program at Babson College.

- Mark's earliest formal education was at South Eastern Regional College from 1994 to 1998, where they studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Mark McKechnie also holds additional certifications:

- Mark obtained certification as a Business Relationship Management Professional from the Business Relationship Management Institute (BRM Institute) in 2018.

- Mark is also certified as an Internal Behavior Coach, although the institution and specific date of obtaining this certification are not provided.