Jian Irish

Chief Executive Officer at METAGENOMI THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 2026-05-30

62 year

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Jian Irish is currently Chief Executive Officer & Director at Metagenomi Therapeutics, Inc. since 2025.
Former positions include Chief Operating Officer at Metagenomi Technologies LLC in 2021, Chief Operating Officer at Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. from 2021 to 2022, Chief Technology Officer & Director at Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd. from 2018 to 2020, Senior Vice President & Global Head-Manufacturing at Kite Pharma, Inc. from 2016 to 2020, Vice President-Biologics Supply & Partnerships at Sanofi from 2015 to 2016, and Executive Director-Contract Manufacturing at Amgen, Inc. from 2000 to 2014.
Education includes graduate and doctorate degrees from Chiba University, an undergraduate degree from East China University of Science & Technology, and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
METAGENOMI THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2.56%	2026-06-04	962,960 ( 2.56% )	1 M $	2026-05-30

Jian Irish active positions

Companies	Position	Start
METAGENOMI THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2025-11-10

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Former positions of Jian Irish

Companies	Position	End
Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops T-cell therapies for cancer patients cancer	Chief Operating Officer	2021-12-31
KITE PHARMA INC	Corporate Officer/Principal	2020-11-30
Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops immune cell therapies	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2020-03-31
SANOFI	Corporate Officer/Principal	2016-07-31
AMGEN INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2014-08-31

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Private companies	10
Amgen, Inc. Amgen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers human therapeutics	Health Technology
Sanofi Sanofi Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in research, development and production of pharmaceuticals & vaccines	Health Technology
Chiba University Chiba University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
East China University of Science & Technology East China University of Science & Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Kite Pharma, Inc. Kite Pharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a clinical stage biotechnology company which engages in the development of novel cancer immunotherapeutic products	Health Technology
UCLA Anderson School of Management UCLA Anderson School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops immune cell therapies	Health Technology
Metagenomi Technologies LLC Metagenomi Technologies LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops genetic medicines using metagenomics-powered genome editing toolbox	Health Technology
Metagenomi, Inc. Metagenomi, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a genetic medicines company that develops curative therapeutics for patients	Health Technology
Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops T-cell therapies for cancer patients cancer	Health Technology