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Sera Prognostics: Robert Harrison

Mar 31, 2021

Pregnancy test firm Sera Prognostics has appointed Robert Harrison as chief information officer. For more than three decades, Harrison has served in senior leadership positions of both public and private companies. Most recently, he served as officer of Myriad Genetics' chief information office. With Myriad Genetics, he directed the information technology integration of four strategic acquisitions and helped facilitate its international business expansion over the past decade. Harrison is a member of the Association for Information Management Utah CIO Council and is a long-standing board member of the Utah Technology Council.

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