Brian Fenton (Past Speaker)

Brian Fenton has served as Chief Business Officer at Translate Bio since 2015. With more than 25 years of experience in the biotechnology industry and broad transaction experience in business development and alliance management, Brian joined Translate Bio from Shire Pharmaceuticals, where he most recently served as head of business development, neuroscience, supporting the Commercial Business Unit. In this role, he was also responsible for managing Shire’s portfolio investments through its former Strategic Investments Group. Brian also spent several years in Shire’s Rare Diseases Business Development group, where he successfully led and executed a number of strategic transactions for the company. Prior to Shire, Brian spent over 11 years in various roles in business development and alliance management at Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Codexis and Abbott Laboratories. He has been a co-chair for over 20 years with MassBio, serving on several committees, and most recently served on the organization’s Forum Advisory Board. Brian has an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, an MS in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.