Renee Wegrzyn — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the inaugural Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) since October 2022.
Served as a program manager in the Biological Technologies Office of DARPA from 2016 to 2020, specializing in synthetic biology and biosecurity.
Is a senior advisor to the Nuclear Threat Initiative since 2018.
Held leadership positions at biotechnology companies including Adlyfe, Meso Scale Discovery, and Ginkgo Bioworks.
Earned a Bachelor of Science and PhD in applied biology from Georgia Tech.

Biography

Renee Wegrzyn is an American applied biologist and the inaugural director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a position she has held since October 2022. Appointed by President Joe Biden, she was sworn in by Secretary Xavier Becerra.