Healthy Returns

Robin Thurston

Robin Thurston is the CEO of Helix, a personal genomics company dedicated to empowering every person to improve their life through DNA. Under his leadership, Helix is using true Next Generation Sequencing to create a marketplace for DNA-powered products that will empower every person to improve their life through DNA.


Before joining Helix, Robin co-founded and built MapMyFitness into one of the world's largest open fitness tracking platforms. Following the acquisition of MapMyFitness by Under Armour, he served as Chief Digital Officer, where he led the strategic direction of the company's Connected Fitness business and platform. He graduated with a MS in Finance from University of Colorado at Denver. Follow Robin on Twitter at @RobinJThurston.