Where does Rod Cotton work?

Rod Cotton is Venture Partner at 2Flo Ventures.

Where did Rod Cotton go to school?

Rod Cotton studied at USC Marshall School of Business (Master’s Degree, Master of Science in Strategic Management); Harvard Business School (Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Execution, and Post-Merger Management); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Directors' Consortium, Corporate Board Governance and Strategies).

Rod Cotton

Investor

Venture Partner at 2Flo Ventures · Member Board of Directors at Eisai Innovation, Inc.

Greater Indianapolis

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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

Castle Biosciences, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentGalveston County, Texas, United States
2Flo VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Eisai USMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentNutley, New Jersey, United States
Cotton Ventures, LLCChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentIndiana, United States
Moleculera BiosciencesMember of the Board of Directors and advisor to the CEOcurrent2024 — presentOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
General Genomics Inc.Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2023 — presentOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
The Just SocietyFounding Membercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
Orchard SoftwareMember Board of Directors2021 — 2025Carmel, Indiana, United States
RocheSenior Vice President, Chief of Staff to CEO and Head of Strategy & Transformation2020 — 2023Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
RocheInterim Head of Corporate Communications2022Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
RocheSenior Vice President, Commercial Operations2017 — 2020Indianapolis, Indiana Area
RocheSenior Vice President, Tissue Diagnostics2013 — 2017Indianapolis, Indiana
RocheSenior Vice President, Professional Diagnostics and Head of Medical & Scientific Affairs2009 — 2013Indianapolis, Indiana Area
RocheSenior Vice President, Point of Care Diagnostics (POC)2004 — 2009Indianapolis, Indiana
RocheVice President, Sales & Marketing Diabetes Care Hospital Group (DCHG)2003 — 2004Indianapolis, Indiana Area
RocheVice President, Sales & Marketing, Near Patient Testing (NPT)2001 — 2003Indianapolis, Indiana Area
Baxter International Inc.Vice President, U.S. Sales (Renal Division)1996 — 2000McGaw Park, Illinois
Baxter International Inc.Vice President, National Accounts1994 — 1996McGaw Park, Illinois
Baxter International Inc.Vice President, Multi-Hospital Systems (Corporate Sales & Marketing)1992 — 1994Deerfield, Illinois
Baxter International Inc.Director, Corporate Accounts (Hyland Division)1990 — 1992Glendale, California
Baxter International Inc.Manager, U.S. Distributor Operations1988 — 1990Glendale, California
Baxter International Inc.Manager, Sales Operations1987 — 1988Glendale, California
Baxter International Inc.Associate Product Manager1985 — 1987Glendale, California
GlaxoSmithKline Pharma GmbHSenior Sales Representative (Smith Kline & French Laboratories)1982 — 1985Los Angeles, California
GlaxoSmithKline Pharma GmbHSales Representative (Burroughs Wellcome Company)1981 — 1982Los Angeles, California

Skills & more

strategic advisor6Philanthropy4Executive CoachingTransformational Life Coaching5Cross-functional Team Leadership48Revenue & Profit Growth12Medical Devices32Life Sciences5Leadership30Crisis ManagementBusiness Turn-arounds4Board of Directors2

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Languages Spanish

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Venture Fellow at 2Flo Ventures

Amanda Waldhauser

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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

Who is Rod Cotton?: 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.
Where does Rod Cotton work?: Rod Cotton is Venture Partner at 2Flo Ventures.
Where did Rod Cotton go to school?: Rod Cotton studied at USC Marshall School of Business (Master’s Degree, Master of Science in Strategic Management); Harvard Business School (Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Execution, and Post-Merger Management); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Directors' Consortium, Corporate Board Governance and Strategies).