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Darren Tong

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Director, Board of Directors at Advocates
📍 Auburndale, Massachusetts, United States

Darren is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience, specializing in scaling life sciences organizations securely. As the Head of IT at Orna Therapeutics, he leverages his background from the Rhode Island School of Design to find creative solutions. Colleagues describe him as strategic, knowledgeable, and a great collaborator.

He is deeply committed to community service and supports mission-driven organizations. Darren serves on the Board of Directors for Advocates and previously for HMEA, Inc., non-profits that champion people facing developmental and mental health challenges.

Unique fact: Unusually for a senior IT leader, Darren holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Director, Board of Directors
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Auburndale, Massachusetts, United States
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Secure IT Scaling
His professional headline is "Helping organizations to scale and grow securely," making it a primary focus in his current role at Orna Therapeutics.
Mission-Driven Organizations
He demonstrates a clear passion for supporting non-profits through his board director roles at Advocates and formerly HMEA, Inc.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Director, Board of Directors
Advocates
12-2021
Head of Information Technology, Security and Informatics
Orna Therapeutics
3-2020 - 6-2024
Director, Board Of Directors
HMEA, Inc.
1-2019 - 9-2021
Consulting, Head of: Infrastructure, Architecture and Information Security (CISO)
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.
Principal, VP of IT, CISO
Perpetual Motion
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Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Rhode Island School of Design
Foundation
University of the Arts
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