Patrick Kaifosh

Chief Technology Officer at Waypoint Bio

Overview

Patrick Kaifosh holds the position of Chief Technology Officer at Waypoint Bio as of September 2025[1][2]. Kaifosh previously worked at Meta in a series of research leadership roles, serving as Senior Director of Neuromotor Interfaces Research from March 2023 to September 2025[3], Director of Research Science from March 2021 to March 2023[4], and Research Manager from November 2019 to March 2021[5]. Before joining Meta, Kaifosh was Chief Science Officer at CTRL-Labs from August 2015 to November 2019[6]. Kaifosh holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from Columbia University, earned between 2010 and 2015[7], and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Toronto, completed between 2006 and 2010[8].

Career history

  1. Chief Technology OfficerSep 2025 to presentWaypoint Bio
  2. Senior Director, Neuromotor Interfaces ResearchMar 2023 to Sep 2025Meta
  3. Director, Research ScienceMar 2021 to Mar 2023Meta
  4. Research ManagerNov 2019 to Mar 2021Meta
  5. Chief Science OfficerAug 2015 to Nov 2019CTRL-Labs

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neurobiology and Behavior2010 - 2015Columbia University
  2. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics and Physics2006 - 2010University of Toronto

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