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Rod Cotton

Investor

Venture Partner at 2Flo Ventures

Greater Indianapolis

About

Rod Cotton is an independent board director and venture partner serving Castle Biosciences, Eisai Pharmaceuticals U.S., and Moleculera Biosciences, as well as a venture partner to 2Flo Ventures and advisory board member to General Genomics. He founded Cotton Ventures to provide strategic counsel to executives in biotech, pharma, and health tech, drawing on more than 40 years of healthcare industry experience including a 20-year tenure at Roche Diagnostics where he served as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Transformation and Chief of Staff to the CEO. Cotton previously held leadership positions at GlaxoSmithKline and Baxter International, and serves on the Board of Directors of Community Health Network, a nonprofit health system.

Experience

  1. Castle Biosciences, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentGalveston County, Texas, United States
  2. 2Flo VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Eisai USMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentNutley, New Jersey, United States
  4. Cotton Ventures, LLCChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentIndiana, United States
  5. Moleculera BiosciencesMember of the Board of Directors and advisor to the CEOcurrent2024 — presentOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
  6. General Genomics Inc.Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2023 — presentOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
  7. The Just SocietyFounding Membercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  8. Orchard SoftwareMember Board of Directors2021 — 2025Carmel, Indiana, United States
  9. RocheSenior Vice President, Chief of Staff to CEO and Head of Strategy & Transformation2020 — 2023Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  10. RocheInterim Head of Corporate Communications2022Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  11. RocheSenior Vice President, Commercial Operations2017 — 2020Greater Indianapolis
  12. RocheSenior Vice President, Tissue Diagnostics2013 — 2017Indianapolis, Indiana
  13. RocheSenior Vice President, Professional Diagnostics and Head of Medical & Scientific Affairs2009 — 2013Greater Indianapolis
  14. RocheSenior Vice President, Point of Care Diagnostics (POC)2004 — 2009Indianapolis, Indiana
  15. RocheVice President, Sales & Marketing Diabetes Care Hospital Group (DCHG)2003 — 2004Greater Indianapolis
  16. RocheVice President, Sales & Marketing, Near Patient Testing (NPT)2001 — 2003Greater Indianapolis
  17. Baxter International Inc.Vice President, U.S. Sales (Renal Division)1996 — 2000McGaw Park, Illinois
  18. Baxter International Inc.Vice President, National Accounts1994 — 1996McGaw Park, Illinois
  19. Baxter International Inc.Vice President, Multi-Hospital Systems (Corporate Sales & Marketing)1992 — 1994Deerfield, Illinois
  20. Baxter International Inc.Director, Corporate Accounts (Hyland Division)1990 — 1992Glendale, California

Education

  1. USC Marshall School of BusinessMaster’s Degree, Master of Science in Strategic Management1987 — 1989
  2. Harvard Business SchoolMergers & Acquisitions, Strategy2023
  3. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessDirectors' Consortium, Corporate Board Governance and Strategies2022
  4. IMDRoche Specific Program: Biotech Growth, Lausanne2009
  5. California State University-Dominguez HillsMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management1982 — 1985
  6. UC Santa BarbaraBachelor’s Degree, B.A. in Biological Science & Sociology1977 — 1981

Skills & more

strategic advisor6Philanthropy4Executive CoachingTransformational Life Coaching5Cross-functional Team Leadership48Revenue & Profit Growth12Medical Devices32Life Sciences5Leadership30Crisis ManagementBusiness Turn-arounds4Board of Directors2
+12 moreBusiness Unit IntegrationStrategic PlanningAgile MethodologiesCommercializationCommunicationTalent DevelopmentDiversity & InclusionPublic SpeakingStrategyManagementInternational BusinessPrivate Equity

Languages Spanish

  • Rodney Cotton — Co-Active Training Institute
  • ICF Member Badge — International Coaching Federation

From Rod's professional profile.

Colleagues at 2Flo Ventures

Amanda Johnson
Venture Fellow at 2Flo Ventures
Amanda Waldhauser
Executive Director at Roivant Social Ventures at 2Flo Ventures
Angela James
Senior Advisor at 2Flo Ventures
Azurii Collier
Commercial Advisor at 2Flo Ventures
Brenda Ametepe
Venture Fellow at 2Flo Ventures
Charlotte Jones-Burton
Partner at 2Flo Ventures
Christina Broomes
Commercial Advisor at 2Flo Ventures
Christopher Whitfield
Strategic Advisor at 2Flo Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Rod Cotton work?
Rod Cotton is Venture Partner at 2Flo Ventures.

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