Derek Hicks

Derek brings more than 25 years of combined business, leadership and

biotechnology experience to Intellia, having most recently served as Head of

Business Development at spark Therapeutics. While at spark, he was

responsible for business development strategy, search and evaluation,

licensing and key partnership activities. Prior to this role, Mr. Hicks spent 18

years at Pfizer in a variety of business and corporate development roles

culminating with his position as Vice President, Corporate Development,

Worldwide Business Development.

As Chief Business officer at lntellia, Derek is responsible for our overall

corporate strategy, portfolio planning and developing new business and

strategic partnerships. He holds his B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering

from the University of Connecticut and MBA from Indiana University, Kelley

School of Business.