Benjamin J. Hindson co-founded 10x Genomics in July 2012 and has served as its Chief Scientific Officer and President since October 2012, and as a director since July 2012.
He served as the company's President of Technology and Treasurer from July 2012 until October 2012, and as its Secretary from October 2012 until April 2014.
Before co-founding 10x Genomics, he was Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of QuantaLife from August 2008 until its sale to Bio-Rad Laboratories in October 2011, and from 2002 to 2008 held various positions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Program.
He earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Deakin University, Australia.