Linda Avey
| Linda Avey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1960 South Dakota |
| Residence | Woodside, CA |
| Citizenship | American |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields |
Personal genomics, Biotechnology |
| Institutions | 23andMe |
| Alma mater | Augustana College[1] |
| Known for | Co-founder of 23andMe |
Linda Avey (born 1960) is an American biologist and the co-founder of 23andMe and Curious, Inc.[2]
Avey earned a BA at Augustana College. She spent 20 years in sales and business development in biopharmaceuticals. Avey helped develop research programs for Affymetrix and Perlegen Sciences.[3]
In 2006, she co-founded the world's first personal genetics service 23andMe with Paul Cusenza and Anne Wojcicki.[4] In September 2009, Avey left 23andMe and started Brainstorm Research Foundation, focused on accelerating research in Alzheimer's disease.[5]
In 2011, Avey co-founded Curious, Inc. with Mitsu Hadeishi and Heather Anne Halpert.[6] "Curious is an open workspace we're designing to help individuals answer questions about their well-being through personal data aggregation and discovery."[7][8]
References
- ↑ "About Augustana - Schedule of Medallion Events: AC150". Augustana College. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ Curious: We've got questions
- ↑ "Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey: Entrepreneurs". PBS. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ Corporate Info - 23andMe
- ↑ Swisher, Kara. "23andMe Co-Founder Linda Avey Leaves Personal Genetics Start-Up to Focus on Alzheimer's Research". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ Schwartz, Ariel. "The Cofounder Of 23andme On The Future Of Personal Data Tracking". Fast Co.Exist. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ Davies, Stephen. "Interview: Linda Avey, Co-founder of 23andMe and CEO of Curious, Inc". Bionic.ly. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ Hardy, Quentin. "Big Data in Your Blood". New York Times Bits. Retrieved 7 September 2012.