Mehmood Khan

Dr. Mehmood Khan is the Chief Executive Officer of Hevolution Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds research and provides investments in biotech to promote healthspan science.13 He has held this position since October 2020.3 Dr. Khan has an extensive background in corporate leadership, scientific research, and medicine.

Career Highlights

• Current Roles:

  • CEO of Hevolution Foundation (since 2020)3
  • Executive Chairman of Life Biosciences Inc.1
  • Chair of VCAT at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)3
  • Board Member of the Saudi Research, Development and Innovation Authority (RDIA)3

• Previous Positions:

  • Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer of Global R&D at PepsiCo (2007-2019)3
  • President of Global R&D at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (2003-2008)3
  • Faculty member in endocrinology at Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School1

Education and Achievements

Dr. Khan earned his medical degree from the University of Liverpool Medical School and completed a fellowship in clinical endocrinology and nutrition at the University of Minnesota.1 He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London, a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology, and an Elected Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford.25

Vision and Impact

At Hevolution Foundation, Dr. Khan leads efforts to extend healthy human lifespan and better understand the processes of aging.4 The foundation aims to accelerate scientific discovery in geroscience and healthspan research through grants and investments, with an annual budget of up to $1 billion USD.4