Team

Patricia Brennan

Director, Chair and Executive Director

Patricia Brennan serves as our chair of the board and executive director. Previously, Patricia held leadership roles at Clarivate and Thomson Reuters, where she led product design, product management and platform development. She is also a product coach and advisor to individuals and organizations, where she assists them in honing and growing their product management practices. Patricia has a master’s in library and information science from the Catholic University of America and a bachelor’s in English literature from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Paul Keller

Director

Paul graduated from the University of Portland with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He is a licensed CPA in both Oregon and California. He has worked in the accounting industry for over 40 years. Paul has worked in both public accounting and private industry, spending 14 years as a tax partner with Moss Adams LLP. Currently, Paul is a partner at Apercen Partners LLC, a tax advisory firm, and focuses on charitable issues for their clients.

Ben Roh

Director, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

Ben Roh serves as our chief financial officer, where he oversees financial operations. He also serves as CFO at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Roh was previously the CFO/COO at Gradient Learning, and before that, he held leadership roles at various tech companies ranging from early-stage to Fortune 100 organizations. Roh received his undergraduate degree in business from the University of Washington.

Sandy Yao

Director, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer

Sandy Yao serves as our chief legal officer, overseeing the legal function supporting Biohub and all of its regional institutions. Along with a science background, Yao brings a wide range of legal and business expertise in intellectual property, licensing, technology transactions, and data privacy to support the scientific work across the Biohub. Yao started at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) in 2021 and also currently serves as a vice president, AI, IP and Technology, heading the legal and policy work supporting AI, technology and science. Prior to joining CZI, Yao worked at LinkedIn as well as the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Yao received her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Tsinghua University, her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from MIT, and her law degree from Stanford Law School. She is a co-inventor of patents on high-resolution optical imaging technology using quantum dots.