Kevin Durfee Email & Phone Number

Kevin Durfee is a Vice President Information Technology at Vigil Neuroscience. Colleagues describe them as "I had the opportunity to work for Kevin for a number of years at Ironwood and at Cyclerion. Kevin is an incredibly strong IT leader that actively listens and empowers his staff. He has great knowledge of the biotech space built through his experience growing IT capabilities at Microbia, Ironwood, and then Cyclerion. He understands what a small biotech needs from IT and the services and capabilities it needs to grow. And importantly when to make those financial and people investments. He is also a strong people manager, he is committed to developing his staff and aligns colleagues' individual goals with the company's needs. ie. aligning Talent, Opportunities, and Passion. Kevin gave me a great opportunity to grow my skill set outside my comfort zone of Research, Development, and Commercial, into the G&A space. Expanding my knowledge of HR and Finance systems for example and enabling me to build a strong G&A base for Cyclerion. Additionally, when I had to make the difficult decision to leave Cyclerion, Kevin was incredibly supportive and this support continues to this day.", "Kevin is an extraordinary IT executive who understands how to scale an IT organization to meet growing business needs. I highly recommend him!", and "Kevin and I have worked together since my entry into Cambridge biotech in 2018. His work in IT, strategy, planning and execution, is impressive. We also collaborated on the infrastructure build as we spun out of Ironwood to create Cyclerion. This involved planning and building a new company from discovery to full development, and the many related thought exercises that impact IT and much more. Kevin also led the GDPR and related privacy considerations, always considering the appropriate approaches to ensure compliance and right-sized for our growing organization. Culturally, Kevin is a strong collaborator, brilliant leader, always a pleasure to work with and with whom to brainstorm best solutions."

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  University Of Masschusetts, Amherst

  Management