Board Committees

Robert Rios brings more than 40 years of senior financial leadership in biotechnology, medical devices, and large-scale construction. He has served as CFO and board member for ILEX Oncology, BioMedical Enterprises, and Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, guiding companies through significant growth, strategic financing, and operational excellence. He currently serves on the boards of CCC Group and Stem Cell Reserve. Rios earned his BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a certified public accountant.

Peter S. Knight is a Partner at Cyan Capital Partners, a Fund dedicated to helping new Fund managers and asset owners in the field of sustainable investing. Prior to that, Peter was a Founding Partner at Generation Investment Management, where he helped build, with his partners Al Gore and David Blood, a leading global sustainable investing firm with assets under management now exceeding $30 billion. Prior to his retirement from the firm in 2018, Mr. Knight held leadership positions within Generation IM, notably developing and overseeing the firm’s U.S. business.

Prior to Generation, Mr. Knight was a Managing Director of Met West Financial, an LA based asset management company. Mr. Knight started his career at the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice. From 1977 to 1989, he served as the Chief of Staff to Representative and later Senator Al Gore. He served as the General Counsel of Medicis Pharmaceutical and then started his law practice in where he represented the International Olympic Committee, the US Olympic Committee, and numerous Fortune 500 Companies. Mr. Knight has also served in senior positions on four Presidential campaigns including serving as the Campaign Manager for President Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign.

Mr. Knight has extensive board experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. He served on a number of public company Boards including Medicis, Par Pharmaceutical, Entremed (Casi), Healthworld, Whitman Education, Comsat and the Schroder Mutual Fund Board complex. Mr. Knight currently serves on the Fund Boards of Generation Investment Management and on the Board of Gratitude Railroad. His philanthropic efforts include serving as Chair of the Climate Museum and the Board of Emergent, a nonprofit intermediary to help stop deforestation on tropical forest nations.

He received a BA from Cornell University and a JD from the Georgetown Law School.

Dr. Platt brings 20 years of progressive leadership in genomics and molecular diagnostics, guiding teams in developing, validating, and commercializing more than 40 innovative, high-complexity molecular tests for US and global firms (both LDTs and IVDs). She served as Chief Operating Officer at PGDx (acquired by LabCorp) and Inivata (acquired by NeoGenomics) leading development and operationalization of liquid biopsy products and completing two M&A exits in 2021 for a combined value of nearly $1 Billion ($965M USD). As Chief Operating Officer at Inivata, Dr.Platt led the organization’s transition from research-stage through early commercialization, developing and launching two best-in-class liquid biopsy products, as well as establishing a $25 million equity investment with follow-on acquisition by NeoGenomics. As Vice President of Genomic Solutions at MPLN/Geneuity and Director of Advanced Sequencing at Quest Diagnostics, she introduced next generation sequencing (NGS) clinical assays and genomics products and line extensions.

Dr. Platt earned her Ph.D. in Molecular & Cellular Biology from Oregon State University and completed post-doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is founder and CEO of BRIDGenomics, a molecular diagnostic laboratory consulting firm and serves on the boards of Pictor, Ltd. DxTerity Diagnostics, and bioAffinity.

Dr. Platt is passionate about leveraging her expertise in product development and clinical laboratory operations to provide accretive value to the boards and organizations she serves. She is an industry-recognized peer educator and speaker, holds multiple US and international patents and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. 

Peter S. Knight is a Partner at Cyan Capital Partners, a Fund dedicated to helping new Fund managers and asset owners in the field of sustainable investing. Prior to that, Peter was a Founding Partner at Generation Investment Management, where he helped build, with his partners Al Gore and David Blood, a leading global sustainable investing firm with assets under management now exceeding $30 billion. Prior to his retirement from the firm in 2018, Mr. Knight held leadership positions within Generation IM, notably developing and overseeing the firm’s U.S. business.

Prior to Generation, Mr. Knight was a Managing Director of Met West Financial, an LA based asset management company. Mr. Knight started his career at the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice. From 1977 to 1989, he served as the Chief of Staff to Representative and later Senator Al Gore. He served as the General Counsel of Medicis Pharmaceutical and then started his law practice in where he represented the International Olympic Committee, the US Olympic Committee, and numerous Fortune 500 Companies. Mr. Knight has also served in senior positions on four Presidential campaigns including serving as the Campaign Manager for President Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign.

Mr. Knight has extensive board experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. He served on a number of public company Boards including Medicis, Par Pharmaceutical, Entremed (Casi), Healthworld, Whitman Education, Comsat and the Schroder Mutual Fund Board complex. Mr. Knight currently serves on the Fund Boards of Generation Investment Management and on the Board of Gratitude Railroad. His philanthropic efforts include serving as Chair of the Climate Museum and the Board of Emergent, a nonprofit intermediary to help stop deforestation on tropical forest nations.

He received a BA from Cornell University and a JD from the Georgetown Law School.

Mr. Anderson has more than 40 years of broad experience the healthcare industry in which he held executive positions at CIBA, Becton Dickinson, Pfizer, Warner Lambert-Parke-Davis, Schering Plough and Centocor. Mr. Anderson was Vice-President of Marketing for the Key Pharmaceuticals division of Schering-Plough and later at Centocor, a worldwide healthcare company now owned by Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Anderson sat on the Executive Committee of Physicians World Communications Group (PWCG), where he was appointed as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Anderson currently provides Executive Management services to a number of CEOs of healthcare companies. Mr. Anderson received a B.A. in political science from Rutgers University and is a MENSA member.

Robert Rios brings more than 40 years of senior financial leadership in biotechnology, medical devices, and large-scale construction. He has served as CFO and board member for ILEX Oncology, BioMedical Enterprises, and Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, guiding companies through significant growth, strategic financing, and operational excellence. He currently serves on the boards of CCC Group and Stem Cell Reserve. Rios earned his BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a certified public accountant.

Dr. Platt brings 20 years of progressive leadership in genomics and molecular diagnostics, guiding teams in developing, validating, and commercializing more than 40 innovative, high-complexity molecular tests for US and global firms (both LDTs and IVDs). She served as Chief Operating Officer at PGDx (acquired by LabCorp) and Inivata (acquired by NeoGenomics) leading development and operationalization of liquid biopsy products and completing two M&A exits in 2021 for a combined value of nearly $1 Billion ($965M USD). As Chief Operating Officer at Inivata, Dr.Platt led the organization’s transition from research-stage through early commercialization, developing and launching two best-in-class liquid biopsy products, as well as establishing a $25 million equity investment with follow-on acquisition by NeoGenomics. As Vice President of Genomic Solutions at MPLN/Geneuity and Director of Advanced Sequencing at Quest Diagnostics, she introduced next generation sequencing (NGS) clinical assays and genomics products and line extensions.

Dr. Platt earned her Ph.D. in Molecular & Cellular Biology from Oregon State University and completed post-doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is founder and CEO of BRIDGenomics, a molecular diagnostic laboratory consulting firm and serves on the boards of Pictor, Ltd. DxTerity Diagnostics, and bioAffinity.

Dr. Platt is passionate about leveraging her expertise in product development and clinical laboratory operations to provide accretive value to the boards and organizations she serves. She is an industry-recognized peer educator and speaker, holds multiple US and international patents and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. 

Mr. Anderson has more than 40 years of broad experience the healthcare industry in which he held executive positions at CIBA, Becton Dickinson, Pfizer, Warner Lambert-Parke-Davis, Schering Plough and Centocor. Mr. Anderson was Vice-President of Marketing for the Key Pharmaceuticals division of Schering-Plough and later at Centocor, a worldwide healthcare company now owned by Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Anderson sat on the Executive Committee of Physicians World Communications Group (PWCG), where he was appointed as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Anderson currently provides Executive Management services to a number of CEOs of healthcare companies. Mr. Anderson received a B.A. in political science from Rutgers University and is a MENSA member.

Dr. John Oppenheimer is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Director of Clinical Research at Pulmonary and Allergy Associates. A leading authority on asthma and COPD, he has participated in more than 180 clinical trials, authored over 260 publications, and contributed to numerous national clinical guidelines. He has held leadership roles with the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. His expertise will help guide bioAffinity’s companion diagnostics strategy for the $26 billion asthma therapeutics market. Dr. Oppenheimer earned his MD from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine.