Dr.Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D.

Overview

Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D. is founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Affymetrix, Inc., a biotechnology company. He is also a co-founder of Perlegen Sciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, and has served as Chairman of Perlegen's Board of Directors since the company's inception. Dr. Fodor previously held various positions at the Affymax Research Institute from 1989 to 1992, where he led the development of the GeneChip Technology. Dr. Fodor holds an M.S. in Biochemistry from Washington State University and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University.