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Ginkgo Bioworks COO Reshma Shetty transitions role; Jennifer Wipf assumes ops duties
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.
- Dr. Reshma Shetty steps down as COO effective Jan 1, 2026; remains President and Board member.
- She will focus on expanding autonomous lab for cell engineering service offerings.
- CEO Dr. Jason Kelly assumes principal operating officer oversight duties.
- Jennifer Wipf (ex-CCO/GM) takes on day-to-day operations, reporting to Kelly.
- Wipf brings vaccine and plant management experience from over a decade at Merck.
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