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Will Ferguson

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Advisory Board Member at Terrapeutics
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Will Ferguson is a seasoned business development executive at Illumina, where he leads pharmaceutical and biotech collaborations. He specializes in forging strategic partnerships to drive growth in the life sciences industry and holds an MBA from the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Outside of work, Will is a family-oriented individual who enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his childrens sports teams, and playing golf when he has the opportunity.

He was instrumental in launching the Alliance for Genomic Discovery, uniting top pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the development of life-changing medicines.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Advisory Board Member
Job Level
Senior
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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Genomic Partnerships
His current role focuses on building collaborations between Illumina and pharma/biotech companies, highlighted by his work on the Alliance for Genomic Discovery (AGD).
Precision Medicine
He is involved in initiatives like the 1 Billion Cell Atlas, which is designed to accelerate precision medicine and transform the understanding of disease biology.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Advisory Board Member
Terrapeutics
4-2021
Vice President of Pharmaceutical/Biotech Collaborations
Illumina
9-2020 - 4-2021
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Sequence Bio
10-2019 - 9-2020
Vice President of Global Sales & Partnerships
BlueBee
1-2019 - 10-2019
Vice President of Sales
ZAGENO Inc.
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Education
2005 - 2007
MBA
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
1996 - 2000
BS
New Mexico State University
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