Rory Riggs

Chief Executive Officer at CALYXT, INC.

Net worth: 383 M $ as of 2026-05-30

72 year

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Rory Balfour Riggs was the founder of Kyntra Bio, Inc. (1993), StageZero Life Sciences Ltd. (1998) serving as Independent Director, Cibus Corp.
(2001) serving as Chairman from 2014 to 2021, Cibus, Inc. (2001) serving as Director starting 2025, eReceivables Inc. (2003) serving as Chairman from 2003 to 2014, Scientia Ventures LLC (2006) serving as General Partner, Syntax LLC (2009) serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2023, Locus Analytics LLC (2010), Syntax Analytics LLC (2010) serving as Chief Executive Officer, and Royalty Pharma Plc (1996) serving as Independent Director.
Mr. Riggs is also the founder of Sugen, Inc.,Syntax Advisors LLC..
Mr. Riggs currently serves as Chief Executive Officer & Trustee at WEBs ETF Trust since 2017, Chairman at Cibus Ltd., Chairman at Nucelis, Inc., Director at ITI, Inc. (New York) since 2014, Director at Nuredis, Inc., and Managing Member at Balfour Venture Partners.
Former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer at The RF&P Corp.
from 1991 to 1995, Managing Director at PaineWebber, Inc. from 1981 to 1990, President, Chief Financial Officer & Director at Biomatrix, Inc. from 1996 to 2000, Independent Director at Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. from 2014 to 2025, Director at Sparton Corp., Patient Choice Healthcare, Inc., ChondroGene Ltd., Medrium, Inc., and Managing Member at Balfour LLC and New Ventures I LLC, Principal at Pacific Media Partners, Inc., and Associate at Strategic Planning Associates.
Education includes an MBA from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and undergraduate studies at Middlebury College.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
RPI US Partners 2019 LP RPI US Partners 2019 LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment fund 3.04%	2024-02-19	6,484,704 ( 3.04% )	362 M $	2026-05-30
CIBUS, INC. CLASS A 28.48%	2026-06-01	14,961,421 ( 28.48% )	22 M $	2026-05-30

Rory Riggs active positions

Companies	Position	Start
STAGEZERO LIFE SCIENCES LTD.	Founder	1997-12-31
CALYXT, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2021-10-06
CALYXTPAR	Founder	2000-12-31
ITI, Inc. (New York)	Director/Board Member	2013-12-31
Scientia Ventures LLC Scientia Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Scientia Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of computational biology and chemistry, the digitization of medicine, and digital therapies as well as traditional drug development companies at the cutting edge of the life sciences. It participates in early stage transactions.	Founder	2005-12-31
Syntax Advisors LLC Syntax Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Syntax Advisors provides investors with rules-based, diversified exposure to business risks via products that track Syntax Stratified Weight Indices. Syntax Indices are a new class of indices that reweight the most widely-used benchmarks, including the S&P 500, S&P 400, and MSCI EAFE using the Stratified Weight methodology to deliver a diversified return across all of the business opportunities in a benchmark rather than just the largest.	Chief Executive Officer	-
Cibus Ltd. Cibus Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Engages in the research and development of plant gene editing technology	Chairman	-
Syntax LLC Syntax LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Operates as financial data and technology company specializes in business classification, index construction and portfolio analysis services	Founder	2009-04-30
Nuredis, Inc. Nuredis, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops treatments for neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases	Director/Board Member	-
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Private companies	32
Sparton Corp. Sparton Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures & supplies sonar system systems maritime industry	Electronic Technology
Biomatrix, Inc. Biomatrix, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and markets viscoelastic products	Health Technology
Sugen, Inc. Sugen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops small molecule drugs and related pharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Balfour LLC Balfour LLC Investment ManagersFinance Balfour participates in early-stage capital transactions and focuses on sectors such as healthcare and biotechnology.	Finance
Patient Choice Healthcare, Inc. Patient Choice Healthcare, Inc. Managed Health CareHealth Services Provides medical health care plan and network services	Health Services
ChondroGene Ltd. ChondroGene Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides genomic research services and develops therapeutic and diagnostic products for the treatment of osteoarthritis	Commercial Services
Medrium, Inc. Medrium, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides web-based billing solutions	Technology Services
New Ventures I LLC New Ventures I LLC Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a venture capital fund	Finance
Cibus Corp. Cibus Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as an agricultural technology company that develops gene edited plant traits	Health Technology
Syntax Analytics LLC Syntax Analytics LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advisory services	Finance
WEBs ETF Trust WEBs ETF Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides trust services	Miscellaneous
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
PaineWebber, Inc. PaineWebber, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides stock brokerage and asset management services	Finance
FibroGen, Inc. FibroGen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops biotechnology-based drugs	Health Technology
Middlebury College Middlebury College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Pacific Media Partners, Inc. /Old/ Pacific Media Partners, Inc. /Old/ Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides marketing and advertising services	Commercial Services
StageZero Life Sciences Ltd. StageZero Life Sciences Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Operates as a cancer diagnostics company	Health Technology
The RF&P Corp. The RF&P Corp. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides railroad transportation services	Consumer Services
Cibus, Inc. Cibus, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an agricultural technology company	Technology Services
Cibus Ltd. Cibus Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Engages in the research and development of plant gene editing technology	Health Technology
Strategic Planning Associates Strategic Planning Associates Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
Nucelis, Inc. Nucelis, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Manufacturer of biological products	Electronic Technology
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes small molecule drugs to treat neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders	Health Technology
ITI, Inc. (New York)
Locus Analytics LLC Locus Analytics LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides data analytic services	Technology Services
Balfour Venture Partners Balfour Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Provides Investment advisory services	Finance
Nuredis, Inc. Nuredis, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops treatments for neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases	Health Technology
Syntax Advisors LLC Syntax Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Syntax Advisors provides investors with rules-based, diversified exposure to business risks via products that track Syntax Stratified Weight Indices. Syntax Indices are a new class of indices that reweight the most widely-used benchmarks, including the S&P 500, S&P 400, and MSCI EAFE using the Stratified Weight methodology to deliver a diversified return across all of the business opportunities in a benchmark rather than just the largest.	Finance
Scientia Ventures LLC Scientia Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Scientia Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of computational biology and chemistry, the digitization of medicine, and digital therapies as well as traditional drug development companies at the cutting edge of the life sciences. It participates in early stage transactions.	Finance
Syntax LLC Syntax LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Operates as financial data and technology company specializes in business classification, index construction and portfolio analysis services	Technology Services
Royalty Pharma Plc Royalty Pharma Plc Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Buys and operates a portfolio of biopharmaceutical royalties	Health Technology
ERECEIVABLES INC. ERECEIVABLES INC. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides information technology services that simplified the handling of insurance claims appeals	Technology Services