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John Stuelpnagel

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Chairman at 10x Genomics · Advisor at Venrock

Palo Alto

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Experience

  1. 10X GenomicsChairmancurrent2013 — present
  2. ManusChairmancurrent2025 — present
  3. Encoded Therapeutics Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — present
  4. Inscripta, Inc.Chairman2017 — 2025
  5. Fabric GenomicsChairman, Co-founder2009 — 2025
  6. Element BiosciencesChairman2017 — 2023
  7. Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.Board Member2015 — 2017
  8. Sequenta, Inc.Chairman2010 — 2015
  9. Ariosa DiagnosticsExecutive Chairman, Co-founder2009 — 2015
  10. Illumina, Inc.Co-Founder1998 — 2009
  11. Illumina, Inc.Illumina Fellow2008 — 2009
  12. Illumina, Inc.Chief Operating Officer2005 — 2008
  13. Illumina, Inc.Sr. VP, Operations2002 — 2005
  14. Illumina, Inc.VP, Business Development1999 — 2002
  15. Illumina, Inc.President and CEO1998 — 1999

Skills & more

Diagnostics3Venture Capital21Life Sciences21Lifesciences50Biotechnology45Strategy15Genomics54Commercialization26Project Management8Hardware Diagnostics12Microarray10Molecular Biology20
+8 moreExecutive ManagementStart-upsCellDrug DiscoveryBioinformaticsGeneticsDNA sequencingBiochemistry

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Stuelpnagel?
Advisor at Venrock
Where does John Stuelpnagel work?
John Stuelpnagel is Chairman at 10x Genomics.
What companies has John Stuelpnagel invested in?
Investments tracked here include Volta Labs, Inc..
Where did John Stuelpnagel go to school?
John Stuelpnagel studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA); University of California, Davis (D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine); University of California, Davis (B.S., Biochemistry).

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