Joseph D. Panetta

President and Chief Executive Officer, BIOCOM

Joseph Panetta joined BIOCOM as its first President and Chief Executive Officer after a career in industry that included Pennwalt, Mycogen and Dow AgroSciences. He currently serves on the boards of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, the San Diego Workforce Partnership, UCSD-Connect and the High Tech High foundation. He is also Vice-Chair of the Biotechnology Industry Organization's Council of State Biotechnology Associations. Mr. Panetta has been a representative to the Governor's Council on Biotechnology and a Delegate to the Global Consultation on Safety in Biotechnology under the auspices of the United Nations Environmental Program.