Biography
Paula Dowdy
Paula Dowdy has served on our board of directors since March 2024. Ms. Dowdy has over 35 years of global commercial and operational experience. From August 2016 to January 2023, Ms. Dowdy held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Illumina, Inc. Ms. Dowdy also spent over 20 years at Cisco Systems, Inc., a digital communications technology company, and held various global positions of increasing responsibility in products, services, and software, most recently as Senior Vice President.
Ms. Dowdy also currently serves on the board of directors of Aptitude Software Limited. Ms. Dowdy holds a B.A. in history from University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. in business from Pepperdine University. Ms. Dowdy’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include her extensive experience in leadership roles at other biotechnology and technology companies.
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee