Biography
Troy Cox
Troy Cox, former Chief Executive Officer of Foundation Medicine, is the Chairman of SOPHiA GENETICS SA (Nasdaq:SOPH), Vice Chairman at LetsGetChecked, and Independent Board Director at Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq:ZYME) and Biosplice Therapeutics Inc. as well as at non-profits MassBio and Dream Foundation. He was on the Board of SomaLogic, Inc., (Nasdaq:SLGC) until its merger with Standard BioTools.
Troy was the President and CEO of Foundation Medicine from early 2017 through the acquisition by Roche valuing FMI at $5.3 billion. Prior to Foundation Medicine, he served as Senior Vice President and Officer at Genentech, Inc. leading US BioOncology for a period of unprecedented growth to over $12 billion, participating in the launch of nearly half of the products from the world’s oncology leader, and steering the Roche Genentech R&D portfolio. Before Genentech, he held executive and senior roles of increasingly broad accountabilities including President of UCB BioPharmaceuticals, Senior Vice President of Sanofi-Aventis, and diverse foundational roles at Schering-Plough.
Troy received his BBA in finance from the University of Kentucky and his MBA from the University of Missouri.
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Human Capital Committee