TOM SCHOENHERR
CEO
AMBRY GENETICS CORP.
WHY: Tapped to oversee Orange County’s third-largest medical diagnostics and testing company following its $1B sale in 2017 to Tokyo-based Konica Minolta Inc., promoted to CEO in 2021.
IN THE NEWS: Was acquired for $600M in February by Chicago-based Tempus AI Inc., which is using AI for precision medicine.
NOTABLE: Company founded in 1999 by biotech entrepreneur Charles Dunlop, who was named the Business Journal’s Businessperson of the Year in 2017.
QUOTABLE: “This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter—one that will accelerate innovation, expand our impact, and strengthen our mission to transform patient care through cutting-edge genetic testing.”
