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John McDonough

Chief executive officer and board chairman of Sunbird Bio

ExecutiveDirectorPublic companyRoles at 3 startups
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Oct 27, 2026·Suggest an edit

About John McDonough

John McDonough advises Aces Diagnostics and serves as an Aces director. He is chief executive officer and board chairman at Sunbird Bio, and he chairs Cytrellis Biosystems.

He also serves on the boards of Solace Therapeutics and BioPorto Diagnostics. From 2007 through January 2020, he was founding president and chief executive officer of T2 Biosystems.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name John McDonough in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

ACES Diagnostics, Inc. Current
Scientific and Strategic Advisor, director
2026 – Present · Paradise Valley, AZ
A blood test that combines Lyme disease biomarkers with machine learning to support earlier detection.
SunBird Bio, Inc. Current
Chief Executive Officer
Chairman
2023 – Present · Cambridge, MA
Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. Current
Treasurer and Secretary, director
Chairman of the Board
2015 – Present · Woburn, MA
Solace Therapeutics Current
Director
BioPorto Diagnostics Current
Director
T2 Biosystems, Inc.
Founding President and Chief Executive Officer (2007 – 2020)
Director
2007 – 2021 · Public company (TTOO)

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people John McDonough works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

ACES Diagnostics, Inc. · Form D, Oct 27, 2026
Tammy Crawford
Tammy Crawford
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, director
KS
Kim Sablich
Director
LG
Linda Giampa
Director
TS
Todd Snowden
Founder & Chief Business Officer, director
SunBird Bio, Inc. · Form D, May 12, 2023
SL
YW
Yingmin Wang
Director
HS
Huilin Shao
Director
SK
Steve Kafka
Director

Sources

  1. SECACES Diagnostics, Inc. Form D, filed Oct 27, 2026
  2. SECCytrellis Biosystems, Inc. Form D, filed Dec 31, 2024
  3. SECSunBird Bio, Inc. Form D, filed May 12, 2023
  4. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by John McDonough (SEC filer 1615937)