Degree in Engineering, Pennsylvania State Univ.; MBA, Harvard. Various positions with General Electric Corp., including: Medical Systems division; Corporate Officer; CEO and President, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, grew company from sales of US$ 700 million to US$ 3.5 billion; led company into strategic applied markets including healthcare. Concurrently: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Life Technologies Corporation; Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Invitrogen Corp. Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research.