About

Mark Smith is a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Finch Therapeutics. Mark is a recognized leader in the microbiome field, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications focused on the microbiome. Previously, Mark served as President and Research Director of OpenBiome, a nonprofit organization he co-founded for the purpose of expanding safe access to microbiota transplantation and catalyzing research into the human microbiome. He currently serves on the board of directors of Freya Biosciences, a privately-held biotechnology company.

Mark has a BA in biology from Princeton University and a PhD in microbiology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Marc is a seasoned biopharmaceutical executive with more than 20 years of experience building and leading companies and critical business functions including operations, business development, program management, and manufacturing. Prior to joining Finch, Marc consulted as the Head of Business Development for Guide Therapeutics, which was acquired by Beam Therapeutics in 2021. Prior to Guide Therapeutics, Marc was the Chief Executive Officer of NED Biosystems and co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Akashi Therapeutics. Before founding Akashi, he served in various leadership positions across several biotechnology companies, including Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Process and Commercial Operations at Dyax Corp. (now Takeda), where he led the development of Kalbitor^®. Prior to Dyax, he held business development and management roles at Alkermes, where he initiated and led the development program for Vivitrol^®. Prior to Alkermes, he worked in business development at Genetics Institute (now Pfizer). Marc began his career in management consulting, first at Mercer Management Consulting, and then as a founding partner of Northbridge Consulting.

Marc received his master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University and bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Matt has over 15 years of finance experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, holding both accounting and finance roles, spanning early-stage companies through mature commercial companies. Prior to joining Finch, Matt held various leadership roles at several biotech companies including Casebia Therapeutics, Inotek Pharmaceuticals, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, and Genzyme Corporation. Matt has a BSBA from Stonehill College and an MBA from Curry College.