Meet the Management Team

Jerrell W. Shelton

President and Chief Executive Officer, Cryoport, Inc.

Jerrell Shelton has more than 30 years of executive and corporate governance experience across several industries including information services, telecommunications, manufacturing and distribution. Previously, he was a visiting executive at IBM Research, where his team created and developed WebFountain, a project contributing significantly to IBM’s software strategy. He was also president and CEO of NDC Holdings, Continental Graphics Holdings, Thomson Business Information Group and Advantage Companies. Under his leadership, each of those companies achieved rapid revenue growth, improved profitability and increased shareholder value. Shelton holds a B.S.B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Robert S. Stefanovich

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TREASURER AND CORPORATE SECRETARY, Cryoport. Inc.

Robert Stefanovich has more than 20 years of experience in financial management, including more than a decade as a senior-level financial executive in the health care and technology industries. Stefanovich has served as CFO of Novalar Pharmaceuticals, a venture-backed specialty pharmaceutical company. Previously, he served as the CFO of three publicly traded companies including Xcorporeal, a medical device company, Artemis International Solutions Corporation, a software company, and Aethlon Medical, a medical device company. Previously, he was vice president of administration at SAIC, a Fortune 500 company. Stefanovich also served as a member of the Software Advisory Group and as audit manager with Price Waterhouse LLP’s (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) technology practice in San Jose, Calif., and Frankfurt, Germany. He currently serves as a board member of Project InVision International, a leading provider of business performance improvement solutions. He received his master’s degree in business administration and engineering from the University of Darmstadt in Germany.

Mark W. Sawicki, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer, Cryoport, Inc.

Mark Sawicki brings 15 years of business development and sales management experience, having consistently delivered on corporate revenue and market share goals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Sawicki was most recently the chief business officer at AAIPharma Services Corporation/Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. Additionally, he has served in senior business development roles at CMC Biologics and Albany Molecular Research Inc. (AMRI), where he increased revenue at rates far outpacing industry standards. Sawicki holds a bachelor’s in biochemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He also received graduate training at the Hauptman Woodard Medical Research Institute. Sawicki has authored a dozen scientific publications in drug discovery with a focus on oncology and immunology.

Thomas J. Heinzen

VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, Cryoport, Inc.

Thomas Heinzen brings over 23 years of executive experience in investment banking and equity trading to Cryoport. Prior to joining Cryoport in 2015, Heinzen was the head of trading at Protective Group Securities and later a senior vice president at Emergent Financial Group. He currently serves as chairman of the board for Spire Credit Union. Heinzen held series 4, 7, 55, 63 and 65 securities licenses and has a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of St. Thomas.

Mark W. Sawicki, Ph.D.

President & CEO, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Mark Sawicki brings 15 years of business development and sales management experience, having consistently delivered on corporate revenue and market share goals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Sawicki was most recently the chief business officer at AAIPharma Services Corporation/Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. Additionally, he has served in senior business development roles at CMC Biologics and Albany Molecular Research Inc. (AMRI), where he increased revenue at rates far outpacing industry standards. Sawicki holds a bachelor’s in biochemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He also received graduate training at the Hauptman Woodard Medical Research Institute. Sawicki has authored a dozen scientific publications in drug discovery with a focus on oncology and immunology.

Keith Boothroyd

Vice President of Finance, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Keith Boothroyd has more than 20 years of financial leadership experience in the Medical Device industry while working at Edwards Lifesciences.  Keith is the current Vice Chair of the Dean’s Leadership Circle at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine.  Keith is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He received his MBA and BA in Economics at the University of California, Irvine.

Bret Bollinger

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Bret Bollinger has an extensive background in domestic and international manufacturing environments, along with experience in new product design and implementation. Prior to joining Cryoport, Bollinger was director of operations and engineering for Triangle Brass Manufacturing. Prior to that, he served as a business process consultant for Cardinal Health and served as operations and order fulfillment manager for Ingersoll-Rand's Falcon Lock Company. Bollinger holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Sacramento State University.

Phil Wilson

Chief Operating Officer, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Phil Wilson is an accomplished supply chain executive with over 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cryoport, Phil served as Vice President, Supply Chain for Ancillare LP and before that, as the Director of Global Operational Programs at Catalent Pharma Solutions, where he managed all aspects of the pharmaceutical supply chain. He holds a Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management from Pennsylvania State University and is currently focusing his post graduate work in Clinical Trial Management from Temple University School of Pharmacy. He also holds multiple compliance certifications, including Transportation and Logistics by APICS (CTL), Business Continuity Professional by the DRI International, Certified by the IATA/FIATA as an Air Cargo Transportation Specialist, and licensed by the United States Treasury Department as a Customs Broker.

Michael Dybicz

Global Vice President Consulting Services, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Michael Dybicz brings over 25 years of experience in product, process, and strategy execution across a variety of industries. He is a hands-on analytical and entrepreneurial executive focused on creating, building, and growing sustainable companies and teams. Mr. Dybicz brings a diverse background from developing groundbreaking advanced text analytics software as a service (precursor to Watson called WebFountain) at IBM Research to experience with multiple healthcare service companies with innovative models of care (SmartRoom, LivingWell, Medically Home). He has managed and run multiple boutique management advisory firms focused on management consulting, serving as interim executive, developing corporate strategies, and crafting go-to-market plans across healthcare, technology, and other industries. He lived in Eastern Europe for 3 years helping to run and restructure a Venture Capital Fund and established a comprehensive due diligence and financial analysis framework to relaunch the Fund. Having a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A/M.S.I.A. from the Tepper School/Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon University, Mr. Dybicz strives to innovate, challenge, and deploy service and product solutions that scale and create real value solving tangible problems.

Adam Fox

VICE PRESIDENT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Adam Fox brings more than 30 years of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device industry experience to Cryoport. During leadership positions at organizations such as Nitto Avecia Pharma Services, Teva Pharmaceuticals and Boehringer Ingelheim, Adam earned valuable regulatory and compliance experience and knowledge through his collaborative interactions with various regulating bodies. With a Bachelor of Science in microbiology and chemistry from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from Ohio Northern University, Adam adds value by bridging quality and compliance with science.

Rob Jones

Vice President of Global Bioservices, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Rob Jones is an accomplished supply chain executive with 29 years of commercial development experience and 10 years’ experience in the blood transfusion industry. Qualified in Hematology and Blood Transfusion Medicine, he originally worked at the UK National Blood Service at the Birmingham Laboratories. He then took up a technical support role at DuPont Virology Diagnostics before moving into commercial roles at Sorvall Inc and Kendro Laboratory Products.

Rob took the opportunity of establishing, and managing the first commercial biorepository in the UK in 2004, which subsequently became Fisher Bioservices UK following the acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific. He is now responsible for the strategic expansion of Cryoport’s Bioservices initiative and will oversee the introduction of a range of new services in the field of critical supply chain support.

Ryan Carpentier

Vice President of Global Business Development, Cryoport Systems, LLC

Ryan Carpentier brings over 20 years of domestic and international sales management experience to Cryoport. Prior to Cryoport, he led the sales and marketing organization for Certara (NASDAQ: CERT), the world’s leading integrated drug development and discovery company and also held senior management positions for several private equity backed companies selling compliance and performance improvement solutions into the Life Science industries. Carpentier has a B.A. in Philosophy from New England College, and he, his wife, and four children live in southeastern Pennsylvania.

John Phillips

Global Vice President, Reproductive Medicine Cryoport Systems, LLC

Having more than 30 years of experience in sales and development of information technology and consulting services, John is responsible for the global expansion of Cryoport’s Reproductive Medicine vertical market. Prior to joining Cryoport, Mr. Phillips was with Windstream Communications where he was responsible for the development, strategic positioning and implementation of Windstream's Enterprise Managed Services offering. Previous to Windstream, Mr. Phillips acted in several leadership positions at CBIZ where he architected key business policies and alliances that accelerated strong revenue growth. Mr. Phillips began his career with Xerox Corporation where he successfully served in various business development positions. John has a B.S. degree in Business from Oral Roberts University and lives with his wife in Tulsa, OK.