Life Sciences Executive and Board Director
Winchester, MA
Years of Service: 2023-2028

Jason Ryan has held various leadership roles in the life sciences industry, with extensive experience in building, funding and scaling businesses from early stage development through product launch and commercial growth.

Jason currently serves as the chair of the board of GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic insights. He also currently serves as a director of Singular Genomics (Nasdaq: OMIC), and previously served on the boards of SomaLogic (Nasdaq: SLGC) and ArcherDx.

He has an extensive background in molecular diagnostics, precision medicine, and early stage therapeutics, with experience in strategic planning, capital markets, product commercialization, and business transformation. Previously executive director at GeneDx, chief operating and financial officer at Magenta Therapeutics, and chief financial officer at Foundation Medicine, he has helped lead organizations through significant change and growth. He began his career at Deloitte & Touche.

Jason majored in economics at Bates and earned an M.B.A. from the FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. He has served as a lead Bates Fund class agent, Alumni In Admission volunteer, and chair of his 25th Reunion Gift Committee, and in 2021 received a Bates’ Best Award for volunteer service. He is married to Jennifer Ryan, and the couple lives in Winchester, Massachusetts with their two children.