At the 2025 "Digital Breakthrough for Pharma" Summit hosted by Bristol Myers Squibb, Unlearn's co-founder and machine learning scientist, Aaron Smith, took the stage to explain exactly how that vision is now a reality.

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) this week appointed Chris Shibutani as executive vice president, chief strategy officer, effective immediately. Shibutani’s role is a new position on the BMS leadership team. The announcement was made on a LinkedIn post.Shibutani will lead the development and advancement of the company’s long-term strategic plan, collaborating across the enterprise to drive innovation and growth. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry covering global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.Prior to BMS, Shibutani served as managing director in the global investment research division at Goldman Sachs. Previous roles include senior analyst positions at Hambrecht & Quist, Cowen, UBS, and J.P. Morgan.Before his career in finance, Shibutani was a physician trained in anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and practiced at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Bristol Myers Squibb highlights targeted protein degradation advances, including CELMoD agents and BCL6 Ligand-Directed Degrader, at EHA 2025 in Milan, Italy.