BA and BSc in Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania; MSc and PhD in Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; AMP, Harvard. Founder and President, Plebys International, a California based venture management company. Formerly: with Scott Paper Company; 20 years with Johnson & Johnson, latterly as International Vice-President. Former CEO and current Board Member, WaterHealth International. Recently, Executive Director, Stanford Institute of Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED). Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. Inventor with many US and international patents.