Dr. Giles Shih co-founded BRI with his father, Dr. Jason Shih, in 1999 and has successfully built and led the organization from start up to scale up with a focus on growth, innovation and teamwork.

Giles has wide range of experience in entrepreneurship, technology development, venture capital financing, global supply chains, strategic partnering and mission-driven leadership.

Upon receiving his undergraduate degree at Cornell University, Giles completed his graduate training at North Carolina State University (MS -Microbiology) and Emory University (Ph.D. – Microbiology and Molecular Genetics), followed by an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.