Wendy Goodson
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
Dr. Wendy Goodson is Senior Director of Government Business Development at Ginkgo Bioworks, where she is responsible for developing and managing relationships with government customers. Prior to joining the Ginkgo team, she served for 16 years at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. There she directed multiple fundamental and applied research programs in biomaterials, biocorrosion and biodegradation, authoring over 50 peer-reviewed research publications. She was responsible for developing the Tri-Service and AF strategies for synthetic biology for materials and biocorrosion and remains passionate about optimizing public-private partnerships to build the US bioeconomy. Wendy holds a PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Michigan and a BA in Biology from Boston University.