PhD. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Synthetic Genomics, a privately-held company seeking to commercialize genomic-driven solutions to address global energy and environmental challenges; discoveries by him and his teams include Expressed Sequence Tags, used to rapidly discover new genes, first complete genome of living organism, 2001, first draft of human genome; 2007, first complete diploid human genome, over 40 million new genes from his Sorcerer II Global Expedition, advances in creating first synthetic genome. Member, National Academy of Sciences. Recipient of numerous honorary degrees. Recipient of scientific awards including National Medal of Science (2008).