Speaker Profile
Biography
Chris is a technology executive with more than 25 years of experience building web services and other data platforms. He joined the NIH from GetInsured, where he served as the Vice President of government solutions, working with vendors and federal and state governments to improve health insurance shopping and enrollment systems. Previously Chris ran venture-capital-backed internet startups, with one IPO.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Burns Blaxall
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Jeff Balser, VUMC
• Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
Precision Medicine at Scale – Lessons from Vanderbilt
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
From First Patient to a Million Genomes
• Chair: Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
• Jeffrey Balser, Vanderbilt
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
Keynote: AI and Data-Driven Individual Health
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
Keys to Successful Implementation of a Precision Medicine Program
• Chair: Howard McLeod, GeneDx
• Kevan Simms, Ochsner Health
Key Players in Successful Implementation – Beyond Oncology
• Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
• Shaista Malik, UC Irvine
• David E. Lanfear, Henry Ford Health
Precision Medicine at Scale: Lessons from a Statewide Genomic Initiative
• Chair: Premal Shah, MyOme
• Niall Lennon, Broad Clinical Labs
Integrating Multi-Modal Biology into Precision Care Pathways: A Systems Framework for Scalable Implementation
• K V Venkatesh, IIT Mumbai
From $/Gb to Outcomes – Simplifying Genomics for Health Systems
• Fireside Chat: Jacob Thaysen, CEO, Illumina
Achieving Comprehensive Precision Medicine
• Chair: Burns Blaxall
• Trish Brown, GeneDx
• Sarah Hersey, BMS
• Euan Ashley, Stanford




