Purdue Foundry Network: Jed Dean

Each month Wade Lange, Chief Entrepreneuirial Officer of Purdue Foundry has the opportunity to learn from entrepreneurial CEOs about lessons learned from their journey. Their ongoing role as entrepreneurial role models and as supporters of the Purdue entrepreneurial ecosystem is instrumental in our ability to achieve President Mitch Daniels’ vision of Purdue as “Startup U.”

Jed Dean earned his bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Purdue in 2000. He was co-founder of Zymergen, a biotechnology company in Emeryville, California. Read more about Dean’s journey on the PRF blog, The Line.