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John McCabe

Captain · DISC type DS
Operating Partner at Longwood Fund
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

John McCabe is a senior financial executive and Operating Partner at Longwood Fund, where he serves as CFO/COO for several portfolio biopharma companies. With over 20 years of experience in life sciences and a background as a CPA who graduated from Babson College, he specializes in managing global finance organizations, fundraising, and M&A.

He has a proven track record of guiding biotech companies through critical growth stages, including successfully leading Oncorus through its IPO as its Chief Financial Officer.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Operating Partner
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Consummate Professional
Decisive But Calm
Planner & Achiever

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics John cares about

Biotech Finance
He has over two decades of experience leading financial operations, SEC reporting, and M&A activities for life sciences companies like Oncorus, Flex Pharma, and Biogen.
Startup Operations
Serves in a dual CFO and COO capacity for multiple Longwood Fund portfolio companies, managing finance, HR, IT, legal, and facilities for early-stage biotechs.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Operating Partner
Longwood Fund
4-2022 - 7-2024
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer
DEM Biopharma, Inc.
7-2019 - 4-2022
Chief Financial Officer
Oncorus, Inc.
12-2016 - 7-2019
Chief Financial Officer
Flex Pharma
5-2014 - 12-2016
VP Finance
Flex Pharma
In the press

Media appearances

John McCabe - Longwood Fund. Featured in Longwood Fund
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Education
1987 - 1991
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Babson College
2005 - 2009
MBA
Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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