Board of Trustees

J. Craig Venter, PhD

Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer

Erling Norrby, MD, PhD

Vice Chairman, J. Craig Venter Institute; Professor at the Center for History of Science, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Karen E. Nelson, PhD

President; Professor, Genomic Medicine Group

Amin Badr-El-Din, PhD

Member, JCVI Board of Trustees; Founder and CEO of BADR Investments

Reena Horowitz

Member, JCVI Board of Trustees; Community volunteer, jewelry designer, philanthropist and former President of Healthcare Corporation

Jessie J. Knight, Jr., MBA

Member, JCVI Board of Trustees; Executive Vice President, Sempra Energy (retired)

Heather Kowalski

Chief Operating Officer

Jack McGrory

Member, JCVI Board of Trustees; Former San Diego City Manager and Chief Executive Officer, La Jolla MJ Management

Rudy L. Ruggles, Jr., MBA

Adjunct Scientist; Member, JCVI Board of Trustees