Xavier de Anda

Xavier de Anda is currently the Director of Product Management, Customer Solutions at Exagen Inc., where they specialize in rheumatology and autoimmune diseases. In this role, they are responsible for developing diagnostic, prognostic, and monitoring tests. Prior to this, they worked as an Independent Consultant and Advisor, providing market research and organizational development planning for EyeTracking Inc. Xavier also has experience as the Director of Product Management, Digital Health at Tandem Diabetes Care, where they were responsible for the strategy, product management, and commercialization of a cloud-based diabetes management platform. Xavier also served as the Interim Chief Information Officer and Head of IT at Navigate BioPharma, a Novartis company, where they oversaw all IT functions during a complex transitional phase. Earlier in their career, they worked as the Sr. Director of Software Operations at Genoptix, a Novartis company, and as the VP of Operations and Partner at Wafian Corporation. Xavier has also held leadership roles in software quality assurance at CompassLearning, Convera Corporation, and Medibuy.

Xavier de Anda has a diverse education history. In 1986-1989, they attended Eaglebrook School. Later, from 1992 to 1996, they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with minors in French and Economics from San Diego State University. Xavier then pursued a Master's Degree in Organizational Development from Alliant International University-San Diego Campus from 1998 to 2000.

Continuing their education, Xavier obtained a Professional Certificate in Enterprise Management from UC San Diego in 2005. Xavier then pursued further executive certificates, including an Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership of Technology and Innovation from Harvard Business School in 2015 and an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2017-2018.

In addition to their formal education, Xavier has acquired various certifications in project management and agile development. Xavier became a Certified Scrum Master in Agile Development from Scrum Alliance in an unspecified year, obtained the ITIL Foundations in IT Service Management certification from ITIL in May 2013, and obtained the Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute in an unspecified year. Xavier also earned the Certified Scrum Product Owner - Agile Development certification from Scrum Alliance in January 2018. Xavier has been recognized as a Certified Quality Assurance Manager by ASQ, although the specific year of certification is not provided.