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Iridia: Buck Watia

Jul 11, 2023

Buck Watia has been appointed as VP of corporate development at DNA-based data storage firm Iridia. He joins the Carlsbad, California-based firm from Microsoft, where he was head of strategy and growth in the security, cloud, and AI business. Previously, he led business and corporate development at CyberX, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2020. Earlier, he held roles at Rapid7, ArcSight, and iDefense. Watia has a bachelor of business administration from Boise State University.

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