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| Occupation(s) | Biotechnology professional, strategist, entrepreneur |
Alexander J. Titus is an American expert in AI, biotechnology, and national security, known for his contributions in these fields. [1]
Alexander J. Titus | |
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| Titus in 2019 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Biotechnology professional, strategist, entrepreneur |
Alexander J. Titus is an American expert in AI, biotechnology, and national security, known for his contributions in these fields. [1]
Titus earned a B.S. in biochemistry and a B.A. in biology from the University of Puget Sound and a Ph.D. in machine learning and bioinformatics from Dartmouth College. [2]
Titus’s career spans academia, government, and the private sector, starting with roles in data science and bioinformatics at Dartmouth College. [3]
Titus served as assistant director of biotechnology at the U.S. Department of Defense[ citation needed ], leading modernization efforts and helping establish BioMADE. Later, as ARMI’s chief strategy officer, he oversaw pandemic response programs and DoD initiatives. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Titus moved to Google in 2021 as a strategic business executive, leading the cloud healthcare & life sciences strategy for the public sector, [8] where he participated in launching and scaling pandemic response programs across the U.S. [9] [10] In 2022, Titus became VP of Strategy & Computational Sciences at Colossal Biosciences, [11] leading teams in data science, AI, and bioinformatics. [12]
Titus's academic appointments include roles as a principal scientist at the USC Information Sciences Institute, [13] Research Faculty at the USC Iovine and Young Academy, [14] External Fellow at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, CA, [15] and Affiliate Faculty at the University of New Hampshire. [16]
Titus has contributed to discussions on national policy regarding biotechnology and AI. [17] He has held positions on various policy and strategic committees, including the COVID-19 High-Performance Computing Consortium [18] [19] and the National Science and Technology Council at the White House.[ citation needed ]
In 2022, he became a congressionally appointed commissioner on the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, focusing on enhancing the U.S. defense and national security use of biotechnology. [20] [21] [22] The commission is set to release its interim report by the end of 2023 and its final report by the end of 2024.
Throughout his career, Titus has served as an advisor to numerous startups and organizations, leveraging his expertise in computational product development and government strategy. [23] [24] He also launched the biotechnology publication Bioeconomy.XYZ at the start of the pandemic.
Titus, from Hood River, Oregon, enjoys the outdoors. In 2014, he and his fiancée began a long-distance bike ride from Alaska to Argentina but didn’t complete the journey. [25]
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