Igor Khandros

Igor Khandros co-founded Nutcracker Therapeutics, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. In founding Nutcracker Therapeutics, Igor is driven by his belief that high technology engineering, coupled with winning biochemistry, will make RNA immuno-therapies a critical component in emerging standard of care for a wide variety of human diseases. Prior to Nutcracker, Igor was the founding CEO of Berkeley Lights, Inc. and presently serves on its Board of Directors. Prior to Berkeley Lights, Igor founded two publicly traded companies: FormFactor, Inc, where he was the founding CEO and later Executive Chairman and Tessera Technologies, Inc, where he served in the role of Vice President of Development. Earlier in his career, Igor served as Manager at the IBM TJ Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. Igor holds over 200 US patents.