Uplaksh Kumar, PhD

Uplaksh leads all areas of operations for Foresite Labs, and serves as an operational advisor for its incubated companies.

Uplaksh is passionate about improving the human condition. He was the SVP of strategic operations and scale at GRAIL and launched Galleri, the product with the mission to detect many cancers early when they can be treated and cured. Before GRAIL he was the first head of operations at Verily. He has held various leadership positions at Life Technologies, BD, LONZA, and Qiagen. He co-founded RoosterBio, a regenerative medicine company developing research and clinical-grade stem cells.

Uplaksh is a proven business leader who has built and scaled up operations in the medical device, cellular therapy, life sciences, and biopharma space both nationally and internationally. In addition, he has successfully executed financing activities that include private investment and IPO. He holds a B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Mumbai, and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Maryland. He completed his business program at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.