Ambika Bumb, PhD
Chief Business Officer
Dr. Bumb is an entrepreneur, scientist, and strategic leader whose career has bridged biotechnology, government, and national security. Her work has focused on translating emerging science and technology into strategies, partnerships, and programs that address complex challenges in health.
Previously, Dr. Bumb founded and led as CEO of Bikanta Corporation, a biotechnology company that pioneered nanodiamond-based technologies for medical diagnostics and imaging. She served as the White House’s Deputy Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and at the Department of State, where she led global health portfolios and complex interagency crisis response efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the effort that brought more than 100,000 Americans home from more than 135 countries. As Deputy Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, she managed initiatives spanning biological threat preparedness, medical countermeasures, advanced technologies, and national biodefense strategy.
Dr. Bumb currently serves as Vice Chair of the External Advisory Board for Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University and is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Microbial Threats, among other scientific and technology advisory roles.