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Harry Wilcox

Special Partner

Harry joined Flagship Pioneering in 2006, bringing a rich set of experiences and expertise in financial management, operations, fund management, and strategy. His career spans 30 years and has involved many different roles and functions including controller, chief financial officer, senior vice president of business development, and CEO. He has also served on several boards of directors. In addition to his corporate experience, Harry was previously CFO of two venture capital firms: Highland Capital Partners, where he was the founding CFO and general partner, and prior to that, Charles River Ventures.

Before joining Flagship, Harry served as CFO and then senior vice president of corporate development for EXACT Sciences (NASDAQ:EXAS), one of Flagship’s portfolio companies. In addition to his position at EXACT Sciences, Harry led an active consulting practice which included roles as interim CEO of two biotech companies: Thrasos Therapeutics and Biostratum. Prior to founding his consultancy, Harry was executive vice president and chief of finance and corporate development at Pyrosequencing, a publicly-held, European biotech company. Earlier, he had been the president and chief executive officer of Cambridge NeuroScience, Inc. until its sale to CeNeS Pharmaceuticals, and before that, senior vice president of business development and CFO of Cellcor.

Harry previously served as a general partner and member of Flagship’s investment committee. He was a board member of Accuri Cytometers prior to its successful sale to Becton Dickinson; Seahorse BioScience prior to its successful sale to Agilent Technologies; and of T2 BioSystems (NASDAQ:TTOO).

As a Special Partner, Harry serves as a board member or advisor to select Flagship portfolio companies. He is currently Executive Chairman of YourBio Health.