As Chief
Business Officer at Arzeda, Ken leads the business development team, and is
responsible for developing new partnerships and commercializing Arzeda’s
Intelligent Protein Design Technology™. Prior to joining Arzeda, Ken served as
Head of Third-Party Business Management and Partnerships at BASF Enzymes. Prior
to BASF, Ken was Vice President of New Business Development at Verenium (fka
Diversa), which he joined in 2006. Before entering the biotech sector, he
co-founded and was Managing Director of Trident Partners, LLC, a private equity
and management firm focused on small and medium sized businesses. He has also
held positions at Bain & Company and at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in
Japan. Ken earned his Bachelor’s degree at Dartmouth College and holds an
MBA from Harvard Business School and an MS from University of Arizona.