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Eric Hobbs, Ph.D. joined Berkeley Lights in March 2013 and currently serves as president, Global Operations. Dr. Hobbs is responsible for the Company’s global operations, including Manufacturing, Quality, Product Engineering & BioFoundry Services, Hardware Operations, Facilities and more.

Previously, Dr. Hobbs was CEO of Berkeley Lights from March 2017 – March 2022, and under his leadership, the Company realized a more than ten-fold revenue increase, released multiple transformational products and completed a success IPO in 2020. Prior to Berkely Lights, Dr. Hobbs served as a senior executive at FormFactor, Inc., where he designed, developed and launched multiple product architectures and led various functions including Operations, R&D and Marketing. He is a named inventor on more than 80 U.S. and International patents.

Dr. Hobbs earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering the University of Southern California, a B.A. in Liberal Arts with minors in Mathematics and Physics from Saint Mary’s College of California, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in MEMS Design and Microfluidic Devices at University of California, Berkeley.