Steve Mahoney

Biography

Steve Mahoney is Kiniksa’s President and Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for overseeing all operational aspects of the company, including advancement of our existing programs. Steve’s industry experience consists of a variety of commercial, operational and legal roles where he has successfully built teams in multiple functional areas and consistently delivered value creating results. He was most recently the Chief Commercial Officer of Synageva Biopharma where he was responsible for Synageva’s global commercial operations resulting in the company’s launch readiness for its lead program (Kanuma®). During his tenure at Synageva, Steve had roles of increasing responsibility including Senior Vice President, United States and European Commercial Operations; Vice President, European Business Operations & Chief Legal Officer; and Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Development. In addition to building and leading Synageva’s commercial operations teams in the United States, Europe, LATAM and JAPAC, Steve had responsibility for functional areas such as Global Sales Operations & Business Analytics, Commercial Supply Chain & Logistics, Global Procurement, Patient Services, Sales Training, Legal and Corporate Development. Prior to Synageva, Steve was a commercial attorney for Genzyme Corporation where he was responsible for all legal and healthcare compliance issues for multiple business units. He then served as Genzyme’s Regional Legal Director for the Asia Pacific region based in Singapore. In Asia Pacific, Steve was responsible for the legal and corporate development aspects for all of Genzyme’s products and businesses in the region. Prior to Genzyme, Steve was a corporate attorney with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovesky and Popeo, LLP, a large international law firm headquartered in Boston, MA. He holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, a Juris Doctor (JD) from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College.  

Research Interest

Business