Senti Bio Strengthens Leadership Team with Strategic Hires

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Senti Biosciences, Inc.
Senti Biosciences, Inc.

– Jay Cross, proven financial leader, appointed as CFO to drive strategic growth –

– Faraz Siddiqui, expert in manufacturing operations, joins as SVP Technical Operations –

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI) (“Senti Bio” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation cell and gene therapies using its proprietary Gene Circuit platform, today announced an expansion of its senior leadership team with the addition of Jay Cross as Chief Financial Officer and Faraz Siddiqui as Senior Vice President of Technical Operations. Mr. Cross will join the Company on March 3, 2025. Mr. Siddiqui joined the Company in January 2025. Mr. Cross will oversee the Company’s financial strategy and operations, and investor relations to support its continued growth and clinical development of SENTI-202 and SENTI-301A. Mr. Siddiqui oversees the Company’s process development, manufacturing, and supply chain.

“We are thrilled to welcome both Jay and Faraz to our leadership team,” said Timothy Lu, M.D., Ph.D, CEO of Senti Bio. “Jay has a track record of financial excellence, industry experience and strategic foresight that will be invaluable as we continue to advance our clinical pipeline and expand our opportunities for programming next-generation cell and gene therapies with gene circuits. I am confident that Faraz’s leadership of Tech-Ops will help us optimize our overall manufacturing strategy and execution as we start preparing to provide high quality products at scale for further clinical development past Phase 1 trials.”

Mr. Cross added, “Joining Senti Bio presents an incredible opportunity to contribute to a company that is pushing the boundaries of innovation in oncology cell therapy. Especially on the heels of the Company's early clinical data with SENTI-202, I believe that we have the potential to develop smarter therapies that may ultimately lead to better treatments for patients. I am eager to apply my expertise to help drive sustainable growth and ensure the Company’s continued success in delivering life-changing solutions.”

Prior to joining Senti Bio, Mr. Cross held key financial leadership roles at Sonnet BioTherapeutics, where he directed a successful capital markets campaign that yielded over $100 million in investment capital. As a complement to his corporate experience, Mr. Cross enjoyed a 20-year career on Wall Street, where he served as a managing director in the healthcare investment banking practice at Chardan, in addition to working as a professional investor on globally diversified healthcare portfolios at several funds, including SAC Capital, Citadel, and Balyasny Asset Management. Mr. Cross launched his career in finance covering biotechnology for the equity research divisions at Hambrecht & Quist and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Cross earned a Master of Public Health from the Yale University School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Washington & Lee University.


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