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John Zeeman

I like being the person in the room who understands both the lab bench and the balance sheet.

Chemical engineer by training, strategist by habit. MIT Leaders for Global Operations (MBA and SM in Chemical Engineering), after four years in Deloitte's Cell and Gene Therapy practice and a stretch building machine learning tools at Amgen.

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Build

Taught a model the physics, not just the data

At Amgen, hybrid mechanistic and machine learning models cut the experiments needed for process characterization by more than half, without giving up accuracy.

Advise

Helped biotech go from promise to plan

Four years in Deloitte's Cell and Gene Therapy practice, building commercial launch plans and operating models for companies turning science into scale.

Operate

Two degrees, one bet on the intersection

MIT Leaders for Global Operations paired an MBA with a Master's in Chemical Engineering, built for leading in industries where the engineering is the business.

Currently exploring

AI for industrial systems Biomanufacturing Manufacturing software Synthetic biology Climate technologies Operations strategy

Based in the Chicago area through the summer, moving to Cambridge, MA in August 2026. Always happy to talk biotech, operations, and company-building. Open to what's next.