Michael Bell
Executive Chairman
Board of Commitee
Genocea Biosciences
United Kingdom
Biography
Michael Bell joined our Board in August 2017 as the Executive Chairman. He is also President of the Commercial Division of INC Research/inVentiv Health. Prior to the merger, Mr. Bell served as CEO and Chairman of inVentiv Health, bringing to the organization three decades of business management and operational expertise at leading global services companies through every stage of growth. Before to joining inVentiv Health, Mr. Bell served as Senior Executive Vice President of John Hancock Financial Services, reporting to the Chairman and CEO. In this role, he doubled the growth rate of the businesses he managed while raising productivity to some of the highest levels in the industry. Mr. Bell also cofounded and helped lead the Monitor Group, where he partnered with and provided counsel to companies across the healthcare delivery continuum. Under his leadership, Monitor Group grew rapidly to 1,000 employees and opened 25 offices worldwide. Mr. Bell also served as a Managing Partner and Founder of Monitor Clipper Partners, a private equity firm, where he specialized in professional services, procurement outsourcing and pharmaceutical marketing services. Mr. Bell is a director and serves on the compensation committee of Federal Street Acquisition Corporation. Mr. Bell received his Bachelor's degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania before attending Harvard Business School for a Master of Business Administration. He shares his business skills and knowledge as Chairman Emeritus of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and holds several other leadership positions with not-for-profit organizations. We believe Mr. Bell’s experience in managing high-growth professional services firms and identifying strategic synergies and operational efficiencies brings to our Board skills that are invaluable as the Company moves forward as a fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization
Research Interest
Management, Finance