Susan has extensive R&D and business leadership experience across the life sciences and technology industries. Skilled at shaping and leading global commercial, sales, and operational strategies, she most recently spent a decade at Illumina, Inc., where she served as Chief Commercial Officer for three years until joining DELFI in January 2024. Susan led the engineering and launch of several of Illumina’s most impactful and well-known products and excels at generating value and commercial success for organizations. Earlier at Illumina, she managed the product development organization as Chief Product Officer and led the acquisitions of three companies to expand Illumina’s software solutions. She also has experience from leadership roles at Eastman Kodak’s Consumer Inkjet Systems as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Phogenix Imaging LLC, and Hewlett-Packard. Susan was honored as a 2022 Forbes ‘50 over 50 Entrepreneurs’ and was recognized as one of the 50 Top Diverse Leaders for 2020 by the California Diversity Council. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineers and the International Women’s Forum, a global organization of distinguished women of diverse achievement. Susan holds an MBA from UCLA and an Honors BS in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Pennsylvania State University.