Kevin Pojasek
Enara Bio
CEO
The Enara Expedition - Teal inspiration at a growing biotech company
Bio
Kevin is a passionate advocate for next generation working practices that place people at the core of organizations. Kevin joined Enara Bio in 2018 bringing 15 years of leadership and strategic investment experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. He is also a Venture Partner at SV Health Investors and was previously an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Atlas Ventures.
Kevin was formerly Chief Strategy and Business Officer and a member of the executive leadership team at Immunocore. In this role, he was responsible for shaping the company’s corporate, R&D and growth strategies, as well as for overseeing business development. He was also co-head of the company’s Infectious Disease Unit and helped lead the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation investment of up to $40 million. Prior to joining Immunocore, Kevin was President and CEO of Quartet Medicine, a company he co-founded in 2013 while at Atlas Ventures and held senior executive R&D and corporate development roles at several other venture-backed companies.
Kevin has a PhD from the Biological Engineering Department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Session outline
I will cover my personal journey, including first learning about Teal principles and exploring how best to implement them at a prior company. I will then discuss how our Enara Expedition culture work is the bedrock of the company providing specific examples of some of the work we’re doing and its impact. Finally, I will cover a few lessons I’ve learned that may be helpful to others considering their own Teal-inspired organizational journey.
