Michael O'Callaghan

Michael William O'Callaghan (born 27 April 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, O'Callaghan represented and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1968. He played three Test matches for the All Blacks against the touring French team that year. In 1980, he won the National Provincial Championship (NPC) with Manawatu and was also part of its successful Ranfurly Shield era from (1976-78).

After studying veterinary medicine at Massey University, O'Callaghan completed a master's degree at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse in France, where he played first for Stade Poitevin and then Stade Toulousain. While at Cambridge, he was awarded blues for rugby every year from 1974 to 1977. He then spent 15 years at Genzyme in Massachusetts as a research and development executive leader, before joining Audentes Therapeutics as senior vice president, preclinical development and translational medicine.