What Happened?
Atlanta, GA-based SunTrust Banks hired Mark Adams as Vice President, Professional Development
About the Company
Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. Formed by the historic merger of equals of BB&T and SunTrust, Truist has leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country. The company offers a wide range of services including retail, small business and commercial banking; asset management; capital markets; commercial real estate; corporate and institutional banking; insurance; mortgage; payments; specialized lending; and wealth management. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is a top 10 U.S. commercial bank with total assets of $530 billion as of September 30, 2021.
About the Person
Mark Adams has worked in the field of bioinformatics and data analytics for more than 15 years and brings extensive experience in the strategy, design, and implementation of large-scale informatics organizations and systems in support of key strategic initiatives. He joins Good Start Genetics from Bridgewater Associates, Ltd., where he developed unique data warehousing and machine learning approaches to support the world's largest hedge fund. Previously, Dr. Adams was a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he developed a leading biomedical informatics consulting practice with a primary focus on informatics strategy for clients in the commercial, government, and non-profit markets. A pioneer in the use, development and deployment of large-scale, open-source software in the national and international bioinformatics community, Dr. Adams is also an expert on building communities comprised of academic, industry, and government partners to fund and address health care issues. Dr. Adams led some of the earliest commercial bioinformatics efforts to explore and use genomic and genetic variation data at Variagenics (Cambridge, MA,) where he was vice president of bioinformatics, and Incyte (Palo Alto, CA) where he worked with Temple Smith, Ph.D., to build the company's first informatics pipeline, supporting high-throughout SNP genomics. Dr. Adams holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. from Baylor College of Medicine.
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