Jeff Leek — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Vice President, Chief Data Officer, and Professor at Fred Hutch since 2022.
Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Synthesize Bio since 2023.
Co-Founder of Streamline Data Science from 2021 to 2023.
Co-founder of Problem Forward Data Science from 2018 to 2020.
Holds a Ph.D. in Biostatistics.

Biography

Jeff Leek serves as the Vice President, Chief Data Officer, and Professor at Fred Hutch, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he leverages his expertise in statistics, machine learning, data science, big data, and genomics.

Concurrently, Leek is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Synthesize Bio, which he co-founded in 2023. His entrepreneurial endeavors also include co-founding Streamline Data Science (2021-2023) and Problem Forward Data Science (2018-2020).