Executive Bio
Mr. Alexis Borisy, A.M., has been a Partner of Third Rock Ventures, LLC since 2010. Mr. Borisy joined Third Rock Ventures in 2009 and served as its Entrepreneur-in-Residence since joining in 2009. He focuses on the formation, development and strategy of new companies with a particular focus in personalized medicine. He is the President and Board Chairman at Tango Therapeutics. Mr. Borisy serves as an Interim Chief Executive Officer of Relay Therapeutics. He is a successful biotechnology entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience building and operating innovative science based organizations. Mr. Borisy is a Co-Founder of Relay Therapeutics, Inc. and serves as its Executive Chairman and served as its Interim Chief Executive Officer until April 4, 2017. He was a Partner of Relay Therapeutics, Inc. until April 5, 2017. He was a Co-Founder of Blueprint Medicines Corporation and served as its Interim Chief Executive Officer from May 2013 to July 2014. Mr. Borisy was the Founder of Warp Drive Bio, LLC and served as its Interim Chief Executive Officer until July 2013. He co-founded Foundation Medicine, Inc. in 2009 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to May 12, 2011. Mr. Borisy was a Co-Founder of Zalicus Inc. and served as its Chief Executive Officer and President since March 2000. He co-founded CombinatoRx Incorporated in 2000 and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2000. He has strong leadership skills in the creation, funding and management of early-stage biotechnology companies. From 1998 to March 2000, he raised $1 billion in financing and business development deals. Mr. Borisy has been an Executive Chairman of Warp Drive Bio, LLC since July 2013. Mr. Borisy serves as a Director of REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc. He has been a Director of Blueprint Medicines Corporation since April 2011; National Venture Capital Association since May 14, 2014 and Warp Drive Bio, LLC since July 2013. He is a Chair-Elect for the 2018-2019 of National Venture Capital Association since May 10, 2017. Mr. Borisy has been a Non-Employee Director of Editas Medicine Inc., since November 2013. He serves at Board Observer of the Boston Museum of Science. Mr. Borisy serves as a Board Member of Forma Therapeutics Holdings LLC. He serves as a Director of PhenoTech Inc. and Magenta Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Borisy serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Dataspora LLC. He served as a Director of Forma Therapeutics Inc., until November 2012. Mr. Borisy served as Board Member of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. He served as the Chairman of Foundation Medicine, Inc. since May 12, 2011 until February 6, 2017 and has been its a Director since 2009. He served as the Chairman of FORMA Therapeutics Inc., until November 2012. He served as a Director of Zalicus Inc. since March 2000. Mr. Borisy served as a Director of CombinatoRx. He has invented and authored numerous patents and scientific publications. He was honored as the MIT Technology Review Innovator of the Year in 2003. Mr. Borisy was also chosen as the New England Entrepreneur of the Year in Life Sciences and was honored as a Presidential Scholar in 1989. He trained in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard, where he was a Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellow. He has a significant experience as a Senior Consultant in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, where he advised senior management in areas of corporate strategy, portfolio management and business development. Mr. Borisy holds an A.B. and B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago and an A.M. in Chemistry from Harvard University, where he did his graduate work in the laboratory of Dr. Stuart Schreiber 2009.