With visions of a biology PhD dashed in a senior lab experiment gone way wrong, Andrew Obenshain envisioned a business career that would ultimately land him as CEO of a biotech firm. The industry being in its nascent days, there weren’t many avenues there, but he found his way into a biotech consulting firm and later a biotech venture capital firm. Realizing if he wanted to be a CEO he’d need to know what CEO’s do and realized they all had on-the-ground operations experience within a company. So to even get a foot in the door, he had to take some odd-looking sidesteps including taking a post business school job as a sales guy which he then parlayed to some other opportunities.

His highly successful type A wife, who had her own career. And while paving the way for many of the family’s moves, she made it possible for them to live out a dream to move with their kids to Paris. A period full of exploration and fun, however, was upended by a set of unexpected diagnoses.

In this episode, find out from Andrew how finding joy can be possible even in the hardest times … on ROADS TAKEN...with Leslie Jennings Rowley.

About This Episode’s Guest

Andrew Obenshain is CEO of Bluebird Bio, a biotech company focused on advancing therapies for rare diseases. He lives with his three kids in a suburb of Boston and is surrounded by the love of family and friends, present and past, at all times. (250)

For another story about finding joy in parenthood and community despite loss, listen to our Christy Hansel Lohof.

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Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley

Music: Brian Burrows

Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.com

Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley

Music: Brian Burrows

Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

Still Thriving: Andrew Obenshain on finding joy even in the hardest times

Roads Taken