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About Us > Our People > Senior Leadership

Our Senior Leadership

Get to know the experienced and dedicated individuals who drive our organization's strategic direction, promote collaborative initiatives, and ensure our commitment to excellence in genomics.

Bing Ren, PhD
Scientific Director and CEO, NYGC

Professor of Genetics and Development, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Systems Biology, Columbia University

Associate Director in the Vagelos Institute for Basic Biomedical Science (Vagelos Institute) in VP&S, Columbia University
Carol Ashe
Chief Business Officer, NYGC
Sarah Lesser Avins
Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, NYGC
Charles Gagnon
Chief Information Officer, NYGC
Soren Germer, PhD
Senior Vice President, Genome Technologies, NYGC

Biology, Genomics & Technology
Elizabeth O’Brien
Vice President and General Counsel, NYGC
Michael Zody, PhD
Scientific Director, Computational Biology, NYGC

Biology, Genomics & Technology Computational Biology Lab

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