About

Eric S. Whitaker served as General Counsel of 10x Genomics from July 2017 and later as its Chief Legal Officer. On November 12, 2025 he announced his retirement as Chief Legal Officer effective January 1, 2026, after which he remained an employee as Strategic Counsel.

Before joining 10x Genomics he was Chief Legal Officer of Nutanix (September 2014-May 2017), Chief Legal Officer of SanDisk (January 2013-September 2014) and General Counsel of Tesla (October 2010-November 2012), and earlier served as General Counsel for a number of technology companies and worked as an attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP.

He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. in Politics from Princeton University.

Roles

10x Genomics, Inc.
Strategic Counsel (former Chief Legal Officer) · Current role
2017–present
10x Genomics
General Counsel / Chief Legal Officer · Transitioned to Strategic Counsel effective January 1, 2026.
July 2017 - January 2026
Nutanix
Chief Legal Officer
September 2014 - May 2017
SanDisk
Chief Legal Officer
January 2013 - September 2014
Tesla
General Counsel
October 2010 - November 2012
Latham & Watkins LLP
Attorney
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Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$518,654
ComponentAnnual base salary
Total compensation
$3,441,571

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive
$292,950
FormNon-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation

Stock awards

Stock awards
$2,629,967
FormStock awards

Also at 10x Genomics, Inc.

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