Nancy Simonian

Nancy A. Simonian was the founder of Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., founded in 2011, where the titles held included President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2021 to 2025.
Current jobs include Director at Biotechnology Innovation Organization since 2015, Director at The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation since 2014, Non-Executive Director at Generate Biomedicines, Inc. since 2024, Director at Alltrna, and Member-Supervisory Board at Bayer AG since 2024.
Former jobs include Senior Director-Medical Research at Biogen, Inc. from 2000 to 2001, Director at ArQule, Inc. from 2006 to 2011, Independent Director at Seagen, Inc. from 2012 to 2023, Director at Personalized Medicine Coalition, Independent Director at Evelo Biosciences, Inc. from 2018 to 2021, Faculty Member at The General Hospital Corp., Assistant Professor at The Massachusetts General Hospital from 1992 to 1997, Chief Medical Officer at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2006 to 2011, and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School from 1992 to 1994.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Princeton University conferred in 1983, a doctorate from Perelman School of Medicine conferred in 1988, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.