Glenn joined Genencor in October 2007, with over 26 years experience in the biotechnology industry. He started his career as a Post-doctoral Fellow at Genentech, Inc. and spent 11 years on the pharmaceutical side of biotechnology in various companies including Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. (a Bayer AG company) and Xoma Corporation. Glenn then spent the next 15+ years in industrial biotechnology, where as Co-Founder and President of Novozymes Inc, he ran Novozymes’ US R&D headquarters, as well as being active in business development.
Glenn heads Genencor’s division activities in Grain Processing, Fuel Ethanol, Textiles and Other Industrial Markets.
Glenn received his Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Riverside. In addition, Glenn did a postdoctoral fellowship at Genentech, Inc and also holds a Masters degree in the Management of Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Glenn is Co-Editor in Chief of the Industrial Biotechnology Journal, has served on the Board of Trustees at the University of California, Davis and remains active on several UC Davis Advisory Boards.