HUNTSVILLE — Danny Windham, recently retired as chief operating officer from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, was named to the institute’s board of directors for a second time.
Windham was COO from 2019-25, retiring in February. He had served on the board of directors for nine years before stepping out of retirement to serve as COO.
He brings more than 25 years of leadership experience to HudsonAlpha’s Board, serving as president and COO of Adtran (2005-07) and CEO of Digium (2007-18). Windham is involved in Huntsville’s entrepreneurial community as a mentor and board member, and has supported the development of multiple startups, including HudsonAlpha associate companies Discovery Life Sciences (formerly Conversant Bio) and Kailos Genetics.
Windham earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University, where he was named a Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 2001, and earned his MBA from Florida Tech.
He is involved in community service, volunteering on multiple boards, including the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Biztech, and Leadership Alabama. Windham was also chairman of the Madison YMCA fundraising committee and a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation for individuals with any legitimate, charitable, or medically related need.
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