Boston Founders Forum
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Founders Forum
Boston Founders Forum aims to foster impactful collaborations by forging a united startup community in Boston through unique meetups that mix networking, learning, and evolving — all with a touch of fun!
Each event is special and brings a new perspective to the table for founders to learn from, along practical insights. With speakers ranging from Harvard Business School professors and lecturers, founders and C-Level executives who have participated in multiple successful exits, and high-profile special guest influencers.
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Effective Communication
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Effective Leadership
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Effective Business Strategy
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Speaker Bio
Reshma Shetty co-founded Ginkgo Bioworks in 2008. As President, Chief Operations Officer, and member of the board of directors, she has seen the company grow to over 1200 people. Reshma has been active in the field of synthetic biology for nearly 20 years, co-organizing the first international conference in the field in 2004. In 2008, Forbes magazine named Reshma one of Eight People Inventing the Future and in 2011, Fast Company named her one of 100 Most Creative People in Business.
In 2014, Ginkgo became the first biotech company to participate in Y Combinator. In 2018, Business Insider named her one of the most powerful female engineers. In 2019, BIO recognized Reshma with the Rosalind Franklin Award for Leadership in Industrial Biotechnology and Agriculture. In 2021, Ginkgo Bioworks became a publicly traded company on the NYSE with the stock ticker DNA.
Since 2022, Reshma has been a member of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Science Board. Reshma Shetty has a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from MIT.
Hosts & Speakers
Event FAQs
The Boston Founders Forum is an exclusive gathering of Boston’s most innovative executives, investors, and founders. It's a platform to engage, network, and share strategies among Boston's leading startup professionals.
The forum aims to: Forge a united startup community in Boston. Host meetups that foster impactful collaborations. Dive into Boston’s unique venues. Offer a mix of networking, learning, and evolving, all with a touch of fun.
Executives, investors, founders, and anyone interested in the Boston startup community are encouraged to attend.
The agenda includes: Introductions and Networking, opening remarks by one of the founders, exclusive Keynote by a guest speaker, refreshments & breakout Sessions, and interactive Q&A.