Deborah Neff

Deborah J.
Neff is currently Chairman-College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis; Director at Guide Dogs For The Blind, Inc.; Director at Matrix-Bio, Inc. since 2013; Director at Isolation Bio, Inc.; Lead Independent Director at Cytek Biosciences, Inc. starting in 2025; and Executive Trustee at UC Davis Foundation.
Former positions include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Predicant Biosciences, Inc. from 2003 to 2006; President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc. in 2012; Chief Executive Officer at Evanostics LLC from 2017 to 2020; Independent Director at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. from 2012 to 2017; Director at Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. from 2003 to 2009; Director at Aria Biosystems Corp.; Non-Executive Director at EMV Capital Plc; Director at Vortex BioSciences, Inc.; Independent Non-Executive Director at Atomo Diagnostics Ltd. from 2021 to 2025; President-Biosciences & Microbiology Systems at Becton, Dickinson & Co. from 1988 to 2003; Chief Operating Officer at Complete Genomics, Inc. from 2014 to 2016; President at Becton Dickinson from 2000 to 2003; President at BD Biosciences Clontech from 1995 to 2003; and Principal at Djn Consulting, LLC.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis, conferred in 1976.