Julie is currently Chief People Officer at Evelo Biosciences, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing oral biologics that act on SINTAX™, the small intestinal axis, with systemic therapeutic effects. Julie brings more than 20 years of experience having led large enterprise transformations as well as building commercial organizations. Prior to joining Evelo in September 2020, Julie served as Chief Human Resources Officer at FXI Corporation, a private equity held manufacturing company. While at FXI, Julie managed and oversaw the integration planning and execution of an acquisition that doubled the size of the company’s revenue and footprint. Before her time with FXI, Julie spent more than 20 years with Novartis Pharmaceuticals, where she served in various customer-facing business roles and well as leadership positions within Human Resources, most recently as Human Resources Lead for the Cardiovascular Business Unit. Julie holds a B.A. in American History and French from William Smith College in Geneva, New York and resides in West Newbury, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.