Richard Fox

Richard Fox, Ph.D. is a highly accomplished industry veteran with 25 years of experience in data science, computational biology, protein, metabolic, and genome engineering. He has deep knowledge and expertise in directed evolution, biostatistics, computational biology, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Fox is widely recognized for his contributions to the development of AI-driven enzyme engineering and data science tools and strategies for the rapid forward engineering of biological systems.

Richard is currently and independent consultant focused on AI-driven protein and genome engineering and serves as an advisor to various organizations. He serves on Inscripta’s Scientific Advisory Board. Prior to his current role he was Chief Scientist at Inscripta and held key leadership positions at Intrexon, DuPont Pioneer, and Codexis. He earned a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and worked for various Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Navy before transitioning to the fields of bioengineering, data science, and machine intelligence.