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10x Genomics CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Serge Saxonov is the 10x Genomics's CEO. 10x Genomics has 417 employees, of which 23 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The 10x Genomics executive team is 26% female and 74% male.
  • 67% of the management team is White.
  • 7% of 10x Genomics management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Serge Saxonov

Co-Founder and CEO

Serge Saxonov's LinkedIn

Serge Saxonov is the founder and chief executive officer of 10X Genomics. Prior to that, he was the vice president for applications at QuantaLife. Saxonov holds a PhD in biomedical informatics from Stanford University. He has also studied applied mathematics at Harvard University. Saxonov lives in San Francisco, California, United States.

Benjamin J. Hindson

President and Chief Scientific Officer

Benjamin J. Hindson's LinkedIn

Ben Hindson has served as Chief Scientific Officer and Director of 10x Genomics since its founding in 2012. Prior to 10x Genomics, Hindson was Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Quantalife, a privately-held life sciences company that developed and commercialized a droplet digital PCR platform, until its sale to Bio-Rad in 2011. From 2002 to 2008, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Program. He has published extensively in his field and holds many patents for assays and instrumentation. Hindson earned his BSc in Chemistry in 1998 and his PhD in Chemistry in 2001 from Deakin University, Australia.

Kevin Ness

Founders

Justin J. McAnear

Chief Financial Officer

Justin J. McAnear's LinkedIn

Justin McAnear is Chief Financial Officer at 10x Genomics, bringing over 20 years of financial and operational leadership experience in dynamic, high-growth environments that span the automotive, energy, tech, and healthcare sectors, along with service in the military. Prior to joining 10x, Justin was the Vice President of Worldwide Finance and Operations at Tesla for three years, where he helped scale the company through the Model X and Model 3 launches, SolarCity acquisition, and expansion into multiple foreign markets. Prior to that, Justin served as a Finance Director at Apple in Corporate FP&A and Worldwide Operations supporting Global Supply Chain and Logistics. Justin began his corporate finance career at Johnson & Johnson as a graduate of the J&J Finance MBA Leadership Development Program. During his time at J&J Justin held multiple roles supporting Global Supply Chain and Procurement, Global Transportation, Sales & Marketing, and Manufacturing. Justin served over nine years in the U.S. Navy as an aviator, and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, where he earned his B.S. degree in Systems Engineering. He also holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of San Diego.

Ruth de Backer

Chief Business Officer

Ruth de Backer's LinkedIn

Ruth De Backer has served as Chief Business Officer of 10x Genomics since 2020, bringing extensive experience in strategy and corporate development in the pharma and medical industries to the company. Prior to 10x Genomics, Ruth spent nearly 20 years at McKinsey & Company and rose to partner where she led McKinsey's Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice in Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products. In her tenure at the company, she advised clients on a range of areas including new growth sectors, capital allocation, and mergers and acquisitions. Ruth holds a Licentiate in Law from University of Ghent, Belgium and a LL.M. from New York University.

Eric Stewart Whitaker

Chief Legal Officer

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Rebecca Port

Chief People Officer

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Rebecca Port has served as Chief People Officer of 10x Genomics since 2021 and brings over 20 years of experience in building and scaling global teams across a range of industries. Rebecca was the Vice President of Human Resources at Netflix where she supported the company’s rapidly growing finance and operations groups, and was Managing Director of Human Resources at Standard Chartered Bank where she held a number of leadership roles across various groups in Europe and Asia. She worked with Allergan pharmaceuticals in Singapore, and has been a lecturer at City University in the United Kingdom. Rebecca holds a Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Michael Schnall-Levin

Chief Technology Officer

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Jim Wilbur

Chief Commercial Officer

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Bryan E. Roberts

Board Member

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Name & TitleBio
Serge Saxonov

Co-Founder and CEO

Serge Saxonov's LinkedIn

Serge Saxonov is the founder and chief executive officer of 10X Genomics. Prior to that, he was the vice president for applications at QuantaLife. Saxonov holds a PhD in biomedical informatics from Stanford University. He has also studied applied mathematics at Harvard University. Saxonov lives in San Francisco, California, United States.

Benjamin J. Hindson

President and Chief Scientific Officer

Benjamin J. Hindson's LinkedIn

Ben Hindson has served as Chief Scientific Officer and Director of 10x Genomics since its founding in 2012. Prior to 10x Genomics, Hindson was Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Quantalife, a privately-held life sciences company that developed and commercialized a droplet digital PCR platform, until its sale to Bio-Rad in 2011. From 2002 to 2008, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Program. He has published extensively in his field and holds many patents for assays and instrumentation. Hindson earned his BSc in Chemistry in 1998 and his PhD in Chemistry in 2001 from Deakin University, Australia.

Kevin Ness

Founders

10x Genomics board members

Name & TitleBio
Serge Saxonov

Co-Founder and CEO

Serge Saxonov's LinkedIn

Serge Saxonov is the founder and chief executive officer of 10X Genomics. Prior to that, he was the vice president for applications at QuantaLife. Saxonov holds a PhD in biomedical informatics from Stanford University. He has also studied applied mathematics at Harvard University. Saxonov lives in San Francisco, California, United States.

Benjamin J. Hindson

President and Chief Scientific Officer

Benjamin J. Hindson's LinkedIn

Ben Hindson has served as Chief Scientific Officer and Director of 10x Genomics since its founding in 2012. Prior to 10x Genomics, Hindson was Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Quantalife, a privately-held life sciences company that developed and commercialized a droplet digital PCR platform, until its sale to Bio-Rad in 2011. From 2002 to 2008, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Program. He has published extensively in his field and holds many patents for assays and instrumentation. Hindson earned his BSc in Chemistry in 1998 and his PhD in Chemistry in 2001 from Deakin University, Australia.

Bryan E. Roberts

Board Member

John R. Stuelpnagel

Board Member

Kimberly J. Popovits

Board Member

Shehnaaz Suliman

Board Member

Sridhar Kosaraju

Board Member

Mathai Mammen

Board Member

Colin Cahill

Board Member

Paul Conley

Board Member

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