Adam Koppel, M.D., Ph.D.

Managing Director, Bain Capital

Adam M. Koppel, M.D., Ph.D., is Managing Director of Bain Capital Life Sciences. He initially joined Bain Capital Public Equity in 2003, where he was a leader within the healthcare sector until 2014. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Koppel was executive vice president of corporate development and chief strategy officer at Biogen, Inc. Prior to joining Bain Capital Public Equity in 2003, Dr. Koppel was an associate principal at McKinsey & Co in New Jersey where he served a variety of healthcare companies.

Dr. Koppel sits on the board of directors of Solid Biosciences, Inc., Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Aptinyx Inc. and Foghorn Therapeutics, Inc.  Dr. Koppel previously served on the board of directors of Trevena, Inc. and PTC Therapeutics, Inc.

Dr. Koppel graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history and science. He received an M.D. and Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar.