Darren Platt has spent his career at the intersection of Genetics and Computer Science, from his early days working on the first percent of the human genome to his current role as Chief Data Officer at Montage Bio. He has held diverse roles, from leading computing at the DOE's Joint Genome Institute to Head of Research at 23andMe when they first launched their product and 15 years designing microorganisms for biomanufacturing at Amyris and Demetrix. At Amyris, Darren oversaw Automation and Computing. At Demetrix, as President, he led the company as it progressed from zero lab space to metric tonne scale production in 4 years. At Exelixis, he developed one of the early computational genomics platforms for model organism-based target identification. He advises the yeast genome database as chair of their SAB, along with a range of companies involved in metabolic engineering, Antibody engineering, data management, small molecule development, and AI-driven fermentation. Holding a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Darren's research has led to groundbreaking developments in genomic data analysis, DNA design languages, Neanderthal DNA sequencing, and various patents covering a wide range of computational molecular biology and bioproduction techniques. http://linkedin.com/in/dplatt