William Huyett — Chief Operating Officer at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

Mr. William Huyett, also known as Bill, has been Chief Operating Officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since November 28, 2017. Mr. Huyett has to Ironwood extensive experience in corporate strategy, capital allocation, finance, product development/commercialization and corporate leadership in the life sciences industry and many other business sectors. He has been Member of Board of Advisors of Wellist, LLC since February 01, 2017. Mr. Huyett spent 16 years in the Boston, Washington, D.C. and Zurich offices of McKinsey and Company. As a Director at McKinsey, Mr. Huyett focused on corporate strategy, product development and innovative approaches to commercialization and marketing in healthcare. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director at Georgia Healthcare Group PLC since June 21, 2017. Mr. Huyett is a Director Emeritus of McKinsey and Company, Inc. During his 28-year career there, he served clients in health care and other technology-intensive industries. He is Vice-Chair of the Board of the Greater Boston YMCA. He serves on the boards of Rockefeller University (Member of the Technology Transfer committee), the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation (Chair of Nominating and Governance), the National Parks Conservation Association and the Concord Museum, where he served as Treasurer. He retired from the boards of McKinsey and Company (where he chaired the Finance Committee), and the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole), where he served as Vice-Chair. Prior to joining McKinsey, Mr. Huyett held a variety of line management positions in the automation industry with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley. He earned his B.S. in electronics engineering and his M.B.A. from the University of Virginia.