OLIVIA BLOOM
In September 2023, after a 29-year career with Geron Corporation, a publicly traded clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, Ms. Bloom retired as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. During that tenure, Ms. Bloom held several financial management positions, including Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, and she also led several operational functions, including purchasing, information technology, and investor relations. Ms. Bloom started her career in public accounting at KPMG International Limited and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1994.
Ms. Bloom currently is a member of the board of directors of Personalis, Inc., a publicly traded clinical diagnostics company, and 92Bio, Inc., a privately -held biotechnology company. She also serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee for Personalis.
Ms. Bloom currently serves as a marriage mentor through Menlo Church for engaged and/or seriously dating couples. She also serves as a board member for the Northern California chapter of ABFO (Association for Bioscience Finance Officers), a nonprofit entity.
Ms. Bloom holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley and is a Phi Beta Kappa.
Ms. Bloom and her husband Terry have been married for 27 years. In her leisure time, Ms. Bloom enjoys reading, cooking, baking, hiking, and travel.