Lee Jones

Lee Jones is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of Rebiotix, a results-oriented biotechnology company revolutionizing the treatment of challenging gastrointestinal diseases by harnessing the power of the human microbiome.

Lee has over 30 years of experience as a medical technology executive and entrepreneur in large and small companies and academia. With Rebiotix as her first foray into biotechnology, Lee is leading a fast-paced effort to develop a new way of treating disease through Microbiota Restoration Therapy (MRT). The company’s first MRT is a biologic drug targeted at recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

Before joining Rebiotix, Lee was the chief administrative officer of the Schulze Diabetes Institute at the University of Minnesota. She is also the former president and chief executive officer of Inlet Medical, a privately held medical device company that she grew to profitability prior to its sale to CooperSurgical in 2006. Prior to Inlet, she spent 14 years at Medtronic where she developed and commercialized several innovative products, including InterStim – a surgically implanted neurostimulation device for urinary incontinence that opened up new markets for the company.

Lee has served on several public and private boards and is currently on the board of Electromed Inc., on the University of Minnesota’s Office of Technology Commercialization advisory board, and on the board of Medical Alley Association, an industry association. She is a member of the Sofia Angel Investment Fund and is an advisor to several small companies.

Ms. Jones has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and an Executive Management degree from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.