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Jason Ryan

Nov 19, 2018

Jason Ryan will leave his post as CFO of Foundation Medicine to become chief operating and financial officer at Magenta Therapeutics, effective January 1 of 2019. Prior to joining Foundation Medicine, he held management positions for Taligen Therapeutics, Codon Devices, and Genomics Collaborative. Ryan holds a BS in economics from Bates College and an MBA from Babson College. Foundation Medicine has not announced a successor for Ryan yet.

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