Daphne Preuss

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CHROMATIN, INC.
Daphne Preuss is the CEO and co-founder of Chromatin, Inc.  Chromatin is using its proprietary technology and sorghum seed products to develop sustainable renewable energy-crop feedstocks for energy, fuel and chemical producers.  The company currently seeds hybrid sorghum seeds in the US and more than 20 other countries and launched its feedstock supply business in 2011.  At Chromatin, Preuss has assembled technology and crop production capabilities and has commercialized the company’s synthetic chromosome technology through partnerships with leading agriculture companies.  Prior to joining Chromatin in 2006, Preuss led a research laboratory at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of Chicago. She serves on Board of the Biotechnology Industry Organization and is a member of its Food & Agriculture Governing Section Board. Preuss earned a Ph.D. from MIT, and performed postdoctoral work at Stanford.