Meet the team
Leadership
Team
Board & Observers
Advisors
Leadership
Drew Burch
Chief Executive Officer
Diane Retallack, PhD
President & Chief Operating Officer
Simon Latimer
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Allen, PhD
Senior Vice President, Process and Analytical Development
Team
Tabitha Anderson
Glassware Technician
Marc Ayres
Corporate Controller
Michael Bacica
Principal Scientist
Louis J. Cantolupo
VP, Business Development
Adam Chapman
Principal Scientist
Bill Colby
Senior Director Operations
Russell Coleman
Director, Strain Engineering
Tyler Dang, PhD
Scientist
Xavier Deogaygay
Associate Scientist
Patrik Engström, PhD
Principal Scientist
Barbara Frey
Associate Scientist
Laila Halim
Senior Research Associate
Nate Howitz, PhD
Scientist
Tyler Huelsman
Assistant Scientist
Lindsey Jasch
Associate Scientist
Malithi Jayasinghe, PhD
Scientist
Halla Kabat
Automation Engineer II
Katie Kiel
HR & Operations Admin
Neshita Kipuw
Scientist
Robert Lasala
Facilities Manager
Yinghui Lee, PhD
Senior Scientist
Jasmina Radoicic, PhD
Senior Scientist
Elizabeth Orchard
Director, Fermentation
Anant Patkar
Senior Director
Jason Payne
Principal Scientist
Blake Trial
Project Manager
Matthew Samano
Assistant Scientist
Alec Tzianabos
Manager, Business Development
Christopher Warner, PhD
Director, Analytical
Jennifer Wittbold
Associate Director, Product & BD
Board & Observers
Matt Reber
Board Member
Drew Burch
Board Member
Lauren Hay
Board Member
Jordan Brown
Board Observer
J. Todd Mitchell
Board Member
Preston Noon
Board Observer
Wes Kaupinen
Board Member
Qing Zhang
Board Observer
Advisors
Helge Zieler, PhD
Advisor
Jay Short, PhD
Advisor
Khaled Yamout
Advisor
Deborah Day Barbara
Advisor
Animesh Ray, PhD
Advisor