Christy Franco, PhD
Login to view DISC.Senior Director of Commercial Operations at VGXI
📍 Greater Houston, United States
Christy Franco, PhD, is a bioengineer and commercial leader with over 15 years of experience in advanced therapies. She is the founder of Sweetgrass Bio, which partners with biotech organizations on commercial strategy. She earned her PhD from Rice University and has deep expertise in plasmid DNA manufacturing, cell and gene therapy, and cGMP requirements.
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7 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Commercial Operations
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Houston, United States
Personality Overview
How Christy shows up
Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.
Priorities
Topics Christy cares about
Advanced Therapy Manufacturing
Her entire career, including founding Sweetgrass Bio and her leadership at VGXI, focuses on manufacturing strategy and operations for advanced therapies like cell and gene therapy.
Commercial Strategy
Her roles consistently involve leading commercial operations, business development, and go-to-market strategy for biotech and CDMO organizations.
Career
Work history
6-2025 - 1-2026
Senior Director of Commercial Operations
VGXI
2-2025
Founder
Sweetgrass Bio
2-2024 - 6-2025
Director of Commercial Operations
VGXI
4-2023 - 2-2024
Director, Business Development
VGXI
8-2011 - 9-2014
Director of Research and Product Development
Twister Biotech
In the press
Media appearances
Christy Franco - Senior Director Of Commercial Operations at VGXI | The Org. Featured in The Org
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Education
2006 - 2011
PhD
Rice University
2002 - 2006
Bachelors
The University of Texas at Austin
Social presence
Behavioral profile
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DISC behavioral profile
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