Headshot of Robert S. Epstein M.D., M.S., Chairman

Robert S. Epstein, M.D., M.S.

Chairman

Headshot of Robert S. Epstein M.D., M.S., Chairman

Robert S. Epstein has served on Veracyte’s board of directors since 2015, including as Chairman since 2023. From 2010 to 2012, Dr. Epstein served as President of the Medco-UBC Division and as Chief Research and Development Officer of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a managed healthcare company. Prior to that, Dr. Epstein served as Medco’s Chief Medical Officer from 1997 to 2010. He is a member of the board of directors of Fate Therapeutics, Inc. and Illumina, Inc. and previously served as a member of the board of directors of Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and of Decipher Biosciences, where he was Chairman. Dr. Epstein is the former President of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, and served on the board of directors of the Drug Information Association and the International Society of Quality of Life. He has also served on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice & Prevention Stakeholder Committee and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics Committee. Dr. Epstein holds a B.S. in Biomedical Science and an M.D. from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Preventive Medicine from the University of Maryland.