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John Applegate

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Chief Financial Officer at Zephyr AI
📍 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

John Applegate is the Chief Financial Officer at Zephyr AI, bringing over 25 years of financial and strategic expertise in the biotechnology sector. An alumnus of Harvard Business School and Northwestern University, he has a history of driving growth at AI-driven drug discovery companies, including Verge Genomics and Valo Health.

No publicly available information was found regarding Johns personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his extensive and successful professional career in biotechnology and finance.

During his 14-year tenure at Biogen, John managed the critical Alzheimers disease drug development collaboration with Eisai and the oncology blockbuster RITUXAN® alliance with Genentech.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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AI in Drug Discovery
As CFO for Zephyr AI, Verge Genomics, and VP for Valo Health, he is deeply involved in financing companies that use AI to discover novel therapeutics.
Precision Medicine
His current company, Zephyr AI, is committed to democratizing precision medicine, a theme reflected in his focus on data-driven, targeted cancer therapies.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Chief Financial Officer
Zephyr AI
10-2022 - 4-2024
Chief Financial Officer
Verge Genomics
5-2019 - 10-2022
Vice President of Finance & Accounting
Valo Health
9-2017 - 5-2019
Senior Director, Head of R&D Finance
Biogen
5-2013 - 9-2017
Director, Program Leadership
Biogen
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Zephyr AI Appoints John Applegate as CFO. Featured in AM Research
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Education
1996 - 1998
MBA
Harvard Business School
1988 - 1992
BA
Northwestern University
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