Aspinall is a healthcare industry leader and pioneer committed to active civic involvement. She is Partner at Illumina Ventures, an independent venture firm focused on genomics. She was previously Co-Founder and Managing Director of BlueStone Venture Partners. She is also Managing Director of the Health Catalysts Group, publishing Senstive & Specific, The Diagnostics Newsletter and Diagnostics Year in Review. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Castle Biosciences (CSTL), OraSure (OSUR), and Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona. Most recently, Aspinall was certified in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Previously, as President and CEO of Ventana Medical Systems, a billion-dollar division of The Roche Group, (now Roche Tissue Diagnostics) Aspinall led her world-class team to new heights including more than two dozen major instrument and assay launches as well as global leadership in companion diagnostics.
Aspinall also spent 13 years at Genzyme Corporation where she served as President of Genzyme Genetics and Genzyme Pharmaceuticals. Genzyme Genetics was a leading provider of diagnostic testing and genetic counseling in the oncology and reproductive markets. Aspinall transformed the business from a small specialized player to one of the top five laboratories in the country while setting the industry standard for quality testing. The business was sold to LabCorp for nearly $1billion. Previously, she led Genzyme Pharmaceuticals and its transformation to an international leader in specialized pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing.
With a passion for education about the importance of diagnostics in healthcare, Aspinall co-founded the Biomedical Diagnostics program at Arizona State University, the first and only program dedicated to Diagnostics as an independent discipline. ASU awarded their first Master degrees in Diagnostics in 2015 and has 70 students matriculating this year. A leader in educating payers and policymakers on personalized medicine, she served on the Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Council on Genetics, Health & Society (SACGHS) in the Obama and Bush administrations.
Aspinall was named Arizona Biosciences Leader of the Year by the Arizona Biotechnology Association and one of “100 Most Inspiring People in Life Sciences” by PharmaVOICE magazine and one of Women Inc.’s Most Influential Corporate Board Directors. She started her business career at the strategic consulting firm Bain & Company. Aspinall holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Tufts University.
