Dr. Noubar Afeyan is Senior Managing Partner and CEO of Flagship Pioneering, a leading early-stage venture capital firm. During his 25-year career as inventor, entrepreneur, CEO and venture capitalist, Dr. Afeyan has co-founded and helped to build nearly 30 successful start-ups. 
 

"The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity is a prize that is a gift from Armenians to the world in saying "Look, our experience should become a beacon for what is happening today and those that are today stepping in and saving others," says Noubar Afeyan.