William Young

William Young has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2016. Mr. Young is an Executive Advisor with Blackstone Life Sciences, which he joined in November 2018. Prior to its acquisition by Blackstone, Mr. Young joined Clarus Ventures LLC in March 2010 and held various roles, including Venture Partner, Senior Advisor and portfolio company board member. Prior to joining Clarus, Mr. Young was chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Monogram Biosciences Inc. from 2000 until its acquisition by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings in 2009. Previously, Mr. Young spent 20 years at Genentech, Inc. in roles of increasing responsibility, culminating as Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Young currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Autolus Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: AUTL). Mr. Young previously served as the chairman of the board of directors of Annexon, Inc., and as a member of the boards of directors of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Theravance BioPharma, Inc. and NanoString Technologies, Inc. Mr. Young founded the Young Institute for advanced manufacturing of pharmaceuticals at Purdue University and chairs its advisory counsel. Mr. Young was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1993 for his contributions to biotechnology. Mr. Young received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Indiana University in Marketing and Finance and holds an honorary doctorate in Engineering from Purdue University.