Summary
Alexander Titus is a strategic technology leader who blends a PhD-level background in machine learning and bioinformatics with a decade of experience across biotech, government, and industry to drive mission-critical work in healthcare, national security, and conservation. As VP of Strategy & Head of Computational Sciences at Colossal Biosciences and a commissioner on the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, he builds genotype-to-phenotype data science, conservation AI, and cross-domain strategic initiatives that enable ambitious projects like de-extinction. He’s held senior roles at Google, the DoD, and McKinsey, and founded Bioeconomy.XYZ to cultivate the community shaping the bioeconomy. Equally comfortable in code, policy, and the backcountry, he brings a rare mix of technical depth, strategic vision, and lived experience in extreme endurance that informs risk-tolerant, multidisciplinary problem solving.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning + Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning + Bioinformatics at Dartmouth Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Ecology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Ecology at University of Puget Sound