Ashwin Panicker

Ashwin Panicker is a seasoned professional in the field of software engineering and bioinformatics, currently serving as Principal DNA (Leadership & Architecture) at Ancestry since August 2023. Prior to this role, Ashwin held the position of Director of Bioinformatics and Software Engineering at Roche from June 2020 to August 2023. Ashwin's tenure at Ancestry began in January 2015, during which time held multiple management roles, including Senior Software Engineering Manager and Software Development Manager. Ashwin's earlier experience includes roles as Sr. Engineer/Architect and Lead at Bell Curve Labs Inc., Principal Software Engineer at Lealta Media, and consulting positions at Oracle and Sun Microsystems. Ashwin's career began in IT management at Idea Cellular Ltd, following a project trainee position at Tata Technologies. Ashwin holds an MSc in Computer Science from Oxford Brookes University and a B. Engg in Computer Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University.