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23andMe: Wade Walke

Jun 02, 2021

Wade Walke has joined 23andMe as VP of investor relations. Previously, he held the same title at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and before that, he held various positions at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, including associate director of bioinformatics in the department of functional genomics and head of communications and investor relations. Walke holds a BSc from Brigham Young University as well as PhD and MSc degrees from the University of Michigan.

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