The NYS GOP’s Candidate For State Comptroller

Here is the bio info from Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller:

“Joseph earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, a Master of Science in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida. He later completed a Master of Science in Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Yale University and a Master’s in Global Healthcare Leadership at the University of Oxford. Over the course of his career, Joseph has founded, invested in, and led more than a dozen biotechnology, healthcare, and technology companies. He has taken multiple companies public on the NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange, ringing the opening and closing bells at both exchanges numerous times, a testament to his track record of building transformative organizations and delivering results for investors.

He currently serves as the Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Blue Water Venture Partners LLC, where he continues to invest in innovations that improve public health, accelerate scientific discovery, and address critical human diseases. His professional journey began at Merck & Co. and continued at Affymetrix in Silicon Valley, where he oversaw the launch of a dozen groundbreaking diagnostic technologies. At Digene Corp, Joseph helped advance commercialization for the first FDA-approved test for human papillomavirus (HPV), a major milestone in cancer prevention and early detection, which led to the company’s acquisition by Qiagen.”