Codexis Adds Dr. Jennifer L. Aaker to its Board of Directors

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDXS), a leading protein engineering company and developer of high-performance enzymes, announced the appointment of Jennifer L. Aaker, Ph.D. to its board of directors, expanding membership to nine directors. Dr. Aaker is the General Atlantic Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a leading behavioral scientist, scholar, and best-selling author. Her unique expertise helps companies and leaders build cultures that harness purpose, story and technologies, and facilitates improved implementation of novel strategies that enhance growth and societal impact.

“Recognizing the ambitious growth strategy for Codexis and the importance of reshaping and aligning our organization and our corporate identity for that purpose, this as an ideal time to welcome Dr. Jennifer Aaker to the board.  She brings a new, fresh and valuable perspective that will help Codexis take advantage of the many opportunities for our platform technology to deliver products for improving human health and well-being,” said Bernard Kelley, Chairman of Codexis. “Her proven methods for developing powerful and memorable narratives for growth will drive us to a new level of engagement and impact with our stakeholders.”

“I am delighted to join the board at a pivotal moment where Codexis is harnessing its artificial intelligence powered platform to fulfill its potential to make a meaningful difference in the world,” said Dr. Aaker. “I look forward to combining the power of technology with human-centered design to help to create a strong future for Codexis.”

Dr. Aaker joined the faculty of Stanford University in 2005, where she currently teaches classes including Designing AI to Cultivate Human Well-Being, Rethinking Purpose, A New Type of Leader, VR/AR: Scaling Empathy in an Immersive World, Power of Story, and Humor: Serious Business. She co-authored the award-winning book The Dragonfly Effect, which has been translated into more than 10 languages, and The Power of Story, which draws on behavioral science to provide a hands-on tool to help companies put The Dragonfly Effect model to work. She is a sought-after speaker and is widely published in leading scientific journals as well as in The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and Science. She is the recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, the Stanford Distinguished Teaching Award, the Citibank Best Teacher Award, the George Robbins Best Teacher Award and the Robert Jaedicke Silver Apple Award at Stanford.