Ben Hwang

Since January 2013, Ben Hwang has served as the Chairman and CEO of Profusa. From his early exposure as an undergraduate research fellow at the lab of Leroy Hood at Caltech, Ben has seen first-hand the transformative impact that science and technology have in changing our world. Prior to Profusa, Ben served in a variety of leadership roles at Life Technologies Corporation, including President of the Asia Pacific Region and Head of the qPCR Division. A former management consultant at McKinsey and Company, Ben earned his MA and PhD in Biology from The Johns Hopkins University. Ben resides with his wife and three children in Lafayette, CA.