Kevin Borland

Kevin Borland (USA) is the CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Borland Genetics.

Background

Kevin holds a BS in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has been writing scripts for processing raw DNA since 2013. He founded Borland Genetics in 2018, which incorporated in Florida in 2020. He is also an attorney in the state of Virginia and the District of Columbia, and holds degrees from Rutgers University School of Law (JD) and Vermont Law School (LLM).

Genetic Genealogy Industry

Directorships

Kevin currently serves on the Board of Directors of MitoYDNA and of Borland Genetics.

Speaking Engagements

• Introduction to DNA Reconstruction (three-part series hosted by Finding Family Together, 2019)
• DNA Reconstruction: Concepts & Tools (Society of Australian Genealogists, 2020)
• Mathematically Reconstruct DNA Kits For Your Ancestors (Family History Fanatics, 2020)
• Borland Genetics Tools and Workflows (Society of Australian Genealogists, 2021)
• Introduction to DNA Reconstruction (Ohio Genealogical Society, 2021)
• DNA Is Digital (Ohio Genealogical Society, 2021)
• DNA Tools Present and Future (MIT Club of New Mexico, 2022)
• DNA Is Digital (East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, 2022)
• Reconstructing a Great-Great Grandparent with Borland Genetics (East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, 2022)
• Borland Genetics Web Tools and Database (Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 2022)
• Reconstructing Max Freudenberg (Minnesota Genealogical Society, 2022)
• Getting Started With Borland Genetics (WikiTree Symposium, 2022)
• Introduction to Borland Genetics Web Tools & Database (Family History Down Under, 2022)
• DNA Is Digital (Family History Down Under, 2022)
• Panel Discussion: The Future of Nova Scotia Genealogy (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, 2023)
• DNA Tools Present and Future (Ohio Genealogical Society, 2023)
• Reconstructing Alberta Miller (Ohio Genealogical Society, 2023)
• X Chromosome Demystified (Ohio Genealogical Society, 2023)
• Reconstructing Rezin Price (East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, 2023)
• X Chromosome Demystified (East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, 2023)
• DNA Is Digital (Czechoslovak Genealogy Society International, 2023)
• Reconstructing Clara Dzyban (Czechoslovak Genealogy Society International, 2023)
• Reverse Phasing - What and Why? (WikiTree Symposium, 2023)

Other Industry Conference Appearances

• RootsTech Salt Lake (2019)
• Southern California Genealogical Society "Jamboree" conference (Burbank, 2019)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at RootsTech London (2019)
• Exhibited mitoYDNA at RootsTech Salt Lake (2020)
• Assisted at GEDmatch lab, RootsTech Salt Lake (2020)
• Assisted at Leeds Method lab, RootsTech Salt Lake (2020)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics and mitoYDNA at Ohio Genealogical Society "Bringin' It Home" virtual conference (2021)
• Advanced Genetic Genealogy panelist at British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa "Irish Lines and Female Finds" virtual conference (2021)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference (Linthicum Heights, Maryland 2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at Ohio Genealogical Society "Jazz It Up" conference (2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at National Genealogical Society "Our American Mosaic" conference (2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at Ontario Genealogical Society "Ontario Ancestors" conference (2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at Indiana Historical Society "Midwestern Roots" conference (2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at Skövde Genealogy Society "The Genealogy Days" Conference (Skövde, Sweden 2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at Southern California Genealogical Society "Jamboree" Conference (virtual 2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at "Family History Down Under" Conference (Sydney, Australia 2022)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at RootsTech Conference (Salt Lake, 2023)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at Ohio Genealogical Society "What Brought Them Here" conference (2023)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference (Linthicum Heights, Maryland 2023)
• Exhibited Borland Genetics at Czechoslovak Genealogy Society International Conference (Pewaukee, Wisconsin 2023)

Television Appearances

• Kevin appeared in several episodes of season two of the genealogy-themed reality television show Relative Race and assisted as a research consultant prior to the season's filming (Season 2; Multiple episodes; 2017).
• Genealogy Adventures (Season 5; Episode 6; 2021)