Alex Tucker

Alex Tucker currently serves as the Senior Director of Business Development and Alliance Management at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., a role held since October 2016, focusing on establishing strategic pharmaceutical partnerships and driving revenue growth through the company's R&D platform. Previous positions at Ginkgo included Principal Organism Engineer and Senior Program Lead, with notable achievements in leading manufacturing projects for global pharmaceutical companies and managing cross-functional teams on significant protein and peptide production initiatives. Prior to Ginkgo, Alex was a Scientist at Synlogic, where metabolic pathways were identified and optimized. Academic credentials include a Post-Doctoral Associate in Synthetic Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Georgia, and a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology from Auburn University.