Director Data Science, Dexcom
Nate Heintzman is Director of Data Science at Dexcom Inc, where he leads efforts to support and expand the diabetes innovation ecosystem.
Prior to joining Dexcom in early 2014, he directed the Diabetes Informatics + Analytics Lab (DIAL) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where he served as faculty in the School of Medicine’s Division of Biomedical Informatics. Nathaniel Heintzman also has a long history of diabetes advocacy, including his founding role in Insulindependence and volunteering for other diabetes advocacy organizations.
Nate received his PhD in Biomedical Science from UCSD and his BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Gustavus Adolphus College (St Peter, Minn), and his graduate and postdoctoral research in genomics and bioinformatics was published in Nature. Helives in San Diego, California and enjoys spending his spare time surfing, playing bass and keyboard in his rock cover band, and gardening.
