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CareDx: Chris Cournoyer

Aug 27, 2019

CareDx has named Chris Cournoyer to its board of directors. Cournoyer previously served as chairperson and CEO for precision medicine company N-of-One, vice president of clinical analytics at Optum, and president and chief operating officer of Picis (before it was acquired by Optum). Cournoyer has also held roles at Harte Hanks, Lotus, and IBM, where she served as vice president of global business transformation, has served on the boards of Stride Rite, GTECH, and BJ's Wholesale group, and has been a director for Emerson Hospital. 

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