Thomas Bostick — Chief Operating Officer at Intrexon Corporation

Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, also known as Tom, Ph.D., P.E. has been Chief Operating Officer of Intrexon Corporation since November 27, 2017. Lieutenant General Bostick is Chief Operating Officer of Oxitec Ltd since December 2017. He served as Senior Vice President of Environment Sector at Intrexon Corporation since September 28, 2016. He oversees Intrexon's strategies and programs to deploy biologically based solutions for the protection and remediation of the environment. He has extensive experience in environmental sustainability, tremendous leadership skills and an established track record in engineering solutions for the Nation's toughest challenges. After 38 years of distinguished service to the U.S. Army, he retired as the 53rdU.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in this position, he served as the senior military officer overseeing and supervising most of the Nation's civil works infrastructure and military construction, hundreds of environmental protection projects, as well as managing 34,000 civilian employees and military personnel in over 110 countries around the world. His responsibilities at USACE included the operation and maintenance of the Nation's waterways and ports, the regulatory permit program to protect, restore and enhance wetland areas, environmental preservation and restoration projects, the Nation's largest hydroelectric power programs, as well as emergency response missions supporting the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Before his command of USACE, he served in a variety of command and staff assignments with the U.S. Army both in the U.S. and abroad including the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Personnel, U.S. Army, Commanding General, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Assistant Division Commander, 1st Cavalry Division, Executive Officer to the Chief of Engineers, Executive Officer to the Army Chief of Staff and Deputy Director of Operations for the National Military Command Center, J-3, the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. He was a special assistant to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during his time as a White House Fellow. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He holds Master's degrees in Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Doctorate in Systems Engineering from George Washington University.