John Wilbanks

John Wilbanks is the Chief Commons Officer at Sage Bionetworks, where he leads efforts to build the infrastructure for collaborative research. An influential voice in the open science movement, Wilbanks has led initiatives to make scientific data, materials, and knowledge more accessible.

He previously served as a Science Adviser in the Obama White House and was the founding director of the Science Commons project. Wilbanks' pragmatic, data-driven approach shows organizations how to harness the power of open collaboration to drive breakthroughs in critical domains like healthcare and technology.