Board of Directors

Jerome H. Casey

Jerome H. Casey has been a Director since September 2019. Mr. Casey has been a leader in the life science industry for over 30 years. Mr. Casey served as a senior executive at Genzyme Corporation, a biotechnology company, from 1989 to 2011. Mr. Casey was the driver behind Genzyme’s commercial success in the diagnostics arena, building a $175 million business which Genzyme sold to Japan-based Sekisui Chemical in 2011. Mr. Casey then became the President and COO of the new entity, Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC, until the end of 2014. While President and COO, Mr. Casey established the strategic direction for the company; led the global organization, including the commercial, operations, research and development, finance, human resources, and legal functions; and achieved the annual and long-term financial objectives of the business. Since 2015, Mr. Casey has been actively involved in several life sciences ventures, both as an advisor and an investor, while serving on multiple Boards. Mr. Casey holds an M.B.A. degree in Finance and a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Connecticut.

Ricky W. Richardson

Ricky W. Richardson has been a Director since May 2021. Mr. Richardson has over 30 years of experience as a global operations and quality leader. He possesses strong operations and quality experience that includes change management, multi-plant operations, financial acumen, supply chain/vendor management, strategic business development, start-up planning and execution, new product introductions, and lean deployment. His most recent positions included Corporate Director of Danaher Business Systems (“DBS”). From February 2008 to July 2011, Mr. Richardson was Director of Operations for Continuous Improvement for Stryker Orthopaedics, a multi-billion dollar global manufacturer of Orthopaedics. Prior to this, Mr. Richardson held various positions at Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc., Baxter Healthcare, and Texas Instruments. From 1984 to 1987, he was a Lieutenant, Field Artillery, with the U.S. Army. He holds a B.S. degree in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.