J. Craig Venter

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Craig Venter is the founder of Telesis Bio, Inc. (founded in 2011), Viridos, Inc. (founded in 2005), Dr. Venter Institute, Inc. (founded in 2006), Agradis, Inc. (founded in 2011), and Human Longevity, Inc. (founded in 2013).
At Viridos, Inc., he held the title of Executive Chairman & Co-Chief Scientific Officer from 2014 to 2018.
At Dr. Venter Institute, Inc., he held the title of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 2006.
Dr. Venter's current jobs include being a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and a Member of the American Society for Microbiology.
Dr. Venter's former jobs include being an Independent Director at MYOS RENS Technology, Inc. in 2015, a Director at PathoGenetix, Inc., a Professor at the National Institutes of Health, a Professor at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, a Trustee at X PRIZE Foundation, a Professor at The State University of New York, the President & Chief Scientific Officer at Institute for Genomic Research, and a Member at Excel Medical Ventures LLC.
Dr. Venter received his doctorate degree from the University of California San Diego in 1975 and his undergraduate degree from the same university in 1972.