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Tom Willis

Former Venture Partner at Illumina Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

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Experience

  1. Arima GenomicsChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Illumina VenturesVenture Partner2017 — 2025
  3. Sequenta, Inc.Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer2008 — 2016
  4. ParAllele BioscienceCo-founder and founding Chief Executive Officer2001 — 2005
  5. Stanford Genome Technology CenterAssociate Director1997 — 2000

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Who is Tom Willis?
Chief Executive Officer at Arima Genomics
Where did Tom Willis go to school?
Tom Willis studied at Stanford University (PhD, Physics); Yale University (BS, Physics).

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