Bio

Sneha Srikrishnan, Ph.D. is a Director of Growth, Business Operations at Ginkgo Bioworks and previously operated as Sr. Director, Fungal Technology managing strategy and cross-functional execution of protein production programs. Sneha has over a decade of industrial experience in successfully delivering on programs with applications in protein production for nutrition & wellness, commodity chemicals, waste valorization and environmental remediation. Sneha has extensive experience in engineering conventional and non-conventional yeasts, and filamentous fungi as production platforms for proteins and natural products. In her current role, Sneha drives growth and strategy for novel products, integration of technical-commercial deliverables and sales. She holds patents in the food and industrial chemical production space, has published in peer reviewed journals, and is passionate about Circularization. Connect with Sneha to chat about synthetic biology. Outside of tinkering with DNA, Sneha is passionate about health, meditation & yoga for children, raising funds to support cancer therapy, and Indian Carnatic music.