Sean Campbell
Senior Director of Finance and Operations

“I was primarily drawn to Dovetail because of the team and their capabilities. My background is outside of the life sciences, but given the team’s technical chops to develop applications around the core technologies, and their history of execution within different stages of the company lifecycle, I was confident in making the jump to Dovetail. Our service business fills a void in the plant and animal genomics world. We have assembled hundreds of genomes, including those of highly complex organisms whose genomes had been previously inaccessible to researchers. We drive customers’ research forward and in parallel, learn and iterate around capabilities of our key technology. It’s truly a win-win model.”

“One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that building a successful startup is about finding that optimal mix of veteran leadership and sharp, hungry talent looking for an opportunity to make a big impact. Maybe it’s cliché, but there’s that great Steve Jobs quote: ‘It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do’. We try to live by that here at Dovetail.”