Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Monogram Biosciences

William D. Young joined Monogram (formerly ViroLogic) as Chairman of the Board and CEO in November 1999. From 1980 until joining Monogram, Bill was employed at Genentech, Inc., most recently as Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Bill was responsible for all of the company's development (medical affairs, product development, pharmacological and process sciences, regulatory affairs), operations (manufacturing, quality, engineering), and commercial (marketing, sales, business development) functions. Prior to joining Genentech, Bill worked at Eli Lilly and Company for 14 years and held various positions in production and process engineering, antibiotic process development, and production management. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University and his master's of business administration from Indiana University. In 1993 he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering division of the National Academy of Sciences for his contributions to the development of manufacturing technology for biotechnology-based drug products and in 2000 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by his alma mater, Purdue University.