Kristi Budzinski

Kristi Budzinski, PhD
Product Sustainability Lead for Roche Diagnostics

Kristi Budzinski joined Roche Diagnostics in February 2022 and is the Product Sustainability lead for the Diagnostics portfolio. In this role, she aims to galvanize the development of zero emissions next generation medical diagnostics. Previously, she led the Sustainable Science program at Genentech, the Roche Pharma US headquarters, which focused on reducing the emissions from Pharma Research & Development. She has been an active member of the Pharma Sustainability industry, participating in the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute Pharma Roundtable, where she helped develop green principles and metrics for the biopharmaceutical industry. She is currently the President of Bio-Link Depot, a California non-profit that provides local schools with repurposed scientific equipment and supplies.

Kristi has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Mathematics from the University of Southern Mississippi.