Grace has over 25 years’ experience in biopharma, genomics, healthcare, and industrial biotechnology. She has held executive and management positions at Gilead, Affymetrix, Intrexon and McKinsey, and has been a partner at a venture capital firm and CEO, board member and/or advisor at several early-stage biotech companies. She has served on multiple boards (public, private and non-profit), and is a strong advocate of mentorship, diversity, and inclusion, and social entrepreneurship. She has a Ph.D. from MIT and a BS from Penn, both in chemical engineering. She lives with her husband and three kids in Los Gatos, CA.

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