Robert J. Palay

Robert is Chairman of Tactics II Equity LLC, a life science investment and advisory firm and former Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative. Robert is a founder or early stage investor in genomics and stem cell-based companies for over a decade, and from 2004 through 2015 Robert was a founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of Cellular Dynamic International (NASDAQ: ICEL), a leader in stem cell manufacturing. In addition, Robert has served as a manager of multiple Tactics II companies, entities specializing in life science investments, been V.P. at Sam Zell’s Equity Group Investments and served on various boards.