Angie Bechan

Biography

Angie joined Catalyst in 2026 as EVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, after consulting with the company for a year. Angie began her career working in public relations for a variety of healthcare clients, and spent 2 decades working across vaccines, consumer healthcare, rare disease, GI, and diabetes at several biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Drawn to the opportunity to work more closely with patients and their caregivers to tell their inspiring stories, Angie transitioned fully to rare and difficult-to-treat diseases.

“My catalyst is being part of an organization that does business according to its values. Catalyst may be the most significant untold story in the biopharmaceutical industry. Driven by passionate, experienced professionals driven to do what’s best for patients, the company is an unmined field of stories that prove you can run a successful business and ensure people have access to the medicines they need.”

Other Notable Roles:
Chief Communications Officer, Optum (part of UnitedHealth Group)
VP, Head of Communications and CSR, Sanofi
VP, Head of International Communications, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company International
Management Consultant, Andersen Consulting (Accenture)
Account Executive, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide

Board Participation:
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, BIO New Jersey
Board of Directors, Students 2 Science
President, Sanofi Cares Foundation for North America

Degrees:
Bachelor of Science, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University (summa cum laude)
London Business School Continuing Executive Education
INSEAD Continuing Executive Education