Red Queen Bio Names Ian Watson Chief Government Affairs Officer

Oct 13, 2026
Red Queen Bio appointed Ian Watson as chief government affairs officer to lead its federal engagement strategy. Watson previously held senior biodefense and biosecurity roles across several US agencies.

Red Queen Bio, an AI biosecurity company backed by OpenAI and Cerberus Ventures, appointed Ian Watson as chief government affairs officer, the company said in a press release. Watson will lead its government affairs strategy and engagement with federal agencies and national laboratories, including the Department of War, the Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Watson most recently served as deputy assistant secretary of war for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense. He also served as executive secretary of the Biodefense Executive Council and led the Department of War's biosurveillance program.

His earlier roles included senior positions at the Department of Health and Human Services, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Red Queen Bio, headquartered in Boston, says it combines advances in biology and artificial intelligence to build technologies that help governments respond to emerging biological threats.

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