bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. announced that Michael Dougherty has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, effective 02 May 2023. Mr. Dougherty is an experienced C-level executive with more than 20 years in financial management and business strategy. Mr. Dougherty will report directly to bioAffinity Technologies President and Chief Executive Officer Maria Zannes.

Former CFO Michael Edwards will be available as a consultant to ensure a smooth transition. Most recently, Mr. Dougherty was Chief Financial Officer of Alexa Business Domains, Amazon's Alexa AI and Voice division, where he was responsible for financial strategy over Alexa's multi-billion-dollar investments in AI-generated customer experiences. Previously, Mr. Dougherty was Chief Financial and Operating Officer of TINT, a user-generated content platform, and Chief Financial Officer at Filestack, a secure file handling service provider that was acquired by Idera, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Dougherty served as Chief Financial Officer for Amazon Pay, where he supported Amazon's digital payment wallet globally.

Earlier in his career Mr. Dougherty held various finance positions at Russell Investments and Medisystems Corporation. He is a certified public accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.