Doug Friedman | Chief Executive Officer

Douglas Friedman is CEO of BioMADE. In founding BioMADE, Doug seeks to secure the growth of the U.S. industrial biomanufacturing ecosystem and advance the non-health bioeconomy. He is a subject matter expert on emerging biotechnologies, bioindustrial manufacturing, biotechnology policy, biosecurity, and related national security topics as drivers of economic growth and national security. In addition to his leadership of BioMADE, he is Vice Chair of the U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Council and a member of the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee. He previously served as a consultant (special government employee) at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. Prior to BioMADE, Doug was the founding Executive Director and President of Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC). Earlier in his career, he was a study director at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC. Doug has performed research in physical organic chemistry and chemical biology in academia and industry. He earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Northwestern University, Certificate in Management for Scientists & Engineers from the Kellogg School of Management, and a B.S. in Chemical Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Contact Doug at hello@biomade.org