Company: VCYT
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001384101-25-000051
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Company: VERACYTE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
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 Board of Trustees, of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, a nonprofit corporation engaged in biomedical research. From 1999 to 2004, Ms. Eastham served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Diversa Corporation, a biotechnology company. Ms. Eastham previously held similar positions with several life sciences companies. Ms. Eastham also previously served as a member of the board of directors of Illumina, Inc. from 2004 to 2019, MorphoSys AG from 2012 to 2017, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2005 until its acquisition in 2012, Genoptix, Inc. from 2008 until its acquisition in 2011, Tercica, Inc. from 2003 until its acquisition in 2008, and Trius Therapeutics, Inc. from 2007 until its acquisition in 2013. Ms. Eastham received a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. from Indiana University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). 
 We believe that Ms. Eastham is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to her experience as a director of numerous life sciences companies, as well as her extensive senior management experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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#### Veracyte2025 Proxy Statement9

#### Proposal One
| Robert S. Epstein, M.D., M.S., has served on our Board of Directors since January 2015 and is Chair of the Board of Directors. Dr. Epstein has served as a strategic consultant to life sciences companies since 2013. From 2010 to 2012, Dr. Epstein served as President of the Medco-UBC Division and as Chief Research and Development Officer of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a managed healthcare company. Prior to that, Dr. Epstein served as Medco’s Chief Medical Officer from 1997 to 2010. Dr. Epstein has served as a member of the board of directors of Fate Therapeutics, Inc. since March