Experience

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  Heritage Museums & Gardens

  • Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States

  • Advisory Council Member

    • May 2024 - Present
    • Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States

    Cape Cod's largest cultural attraction. A renowned regional leader in promoting horticulture, education, conservation, history and botanical innovation.

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  Catalyst Health Ventures, LP

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Member, Advisory Board

    • Jun 2010 - Present
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Venture fund investing in early stage medical device and diagnostic companies. Awarded 2019 Healthcare Fund of the Year by the New England Venture Capital Association

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  Mass Medical Angels

  • Brookline, MA

  • Member

    • 2010 - Present
    • Brookline, MA

    Leading investor group in biotechnology and medical devices

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  Charles River Laboratories (NYSE: CRL)

  • Wilmington,MA

  • Director

    • Sep 1994 - May 2021
    • Wilmington,MA

    Leading provider of the research models and services required in the development of new drugs, medical devices and therapies. Over 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the last two years benefited from pre-clinical studies provided by Charles River Labs. Member of the Audit Committee and Science and Technology Committee

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  Immunetics inc

  • Boston, MA

  • Director

    • Apr 2009 - Oct 2016
    • Boston, MA

    Leader in the development of innovative in-vitro diagnostic products for infectious diseases including Lyme and HIV. Acquired by Oxford Immunotec.

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  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Member, Visiting Basic Science Committee

    • 2014 - Oct 2015
    • Greater Boston Area

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  Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NASDAQ; CATB)

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Business Advisory Board

    • 2008 - Jul 2015
    • Cambridge, MA

    Advisor for financial and strategic business issues

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  literacy volunteers of Mass

  • tutor

    • Jan 2011 - 2014

    Worked with an adult to improve his reading proficiency

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  AllegroDX

  • Maynard, MA

  • CEO and Director

    • Sep 2008 - 2014
    • Maynard, MA

    CEO Sept '10 to March '11Developer of the Percepta bronchial genomic diagnostic classifier for lung cancerAcquired by Veracyte, Inc: Percepta launched by Veracyte, April 2015.

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  Mount Auburn Hospital

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Chairman of the Board

    • Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
    • Cambridge, MA

    Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital Member of the Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2010. Chairman of the Audit Committee 1997-2003, Governance Committee 2003-2006

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  Matritech, Inc (NASDAQ: NMPS)

  • Newton, MA

  • CEO and Founder

    • Oct 1987 - Dec 2007
    • Newton, MA

    Developer of fluid based diagnostic tests for cancer including the NMP22 BladderChek tests, the most accurate fluid based tests for cancer ever approved by the FDA. Company purchased by Inverness Medical Innovations.

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  i-Stat Corp (NASDAQ: STAT)

  • East Windsor, NJ

  • Director

    • Jan 1999 - May 2002
    • East Windsor, NJ

    Developer, manufacturer and distributor of hand-held blood testing instruments to provide health care professionals critical patient information accurately and immediately at the point of care. Chairman of the Audit Committee. Acquired by Abbott Laboratories

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  Peptimune, Inc

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Founder and Director

    • Jul 1996 - Jan 2000
    • Cambridge, MA

    Using technology developed at Harvard University, Peptimune developed specifically designed peptides to treat autoimmune diseases. Acquired by Genzyme Corp.

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  The Huntington Theatre Company

  • Boston, MA

  • Treasurer and Trustee

    • Sep 1991 - Sep 1995
    • Boston, MA

    New Enlgand's largest resident theater company, a partner with The School for the Arts at Boston University.

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  United States Navy Reserve

  • Captain, (O-6)

    • Jun 1965 - Sep 1989

    Surface Warfare Officer (1115) Surface tended and SCUBA diving qualified to depths of 200 feet. Extensive experience in major ship and small craft salvage and retraction operations. Executive Officer of USS Current (ARS-22) Our Navy Magazine Ship of the Year. Service in Southeast Asia, Okinawa, Japan, Hawaii, Virginia, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Awarded Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, 7 Viet Nam Service Medals, Expert Pistol Medal, Marksman Rifle Medal. Recovered the main engine, boiler apparatus and propeller from the SS Indiana in Lake Superior for display at the Smithsonian Institution.

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  T Cell Sciences, Inc (NASDAQ; TCEL)

  • Cambridge, MA

  • CEO

    • Nov 1984 - Oct 1986
    • Cambridge, MA

    Developer of diagnostic tests for autoimmune diseases using proprietary T cell antigen receptor technology. Merged with Virus Research Institute and became Avant Immunotherapeutics

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  Cytogen Corporation

  • Princeton, NJ

  • CEO

    • Aug 1981 - Sep 1984
    • Princeton, NJ

    Developer of monoclonal antibody based, in vivo delivery systems for imaging agents and drugs.

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  Baxter International, Inc (NYSE: BAX)

  • Deerfield, IL

  • President, Hyland Diagnostics Division

    • Aug 1979 - Aug 1981
    • Deerfield, IL

    Provider of diagnostic tests for clinical laboratories, worldwide