Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 12, 1999

Michael R. Gaulke – Exponent Inc (expo)

MICHAEL R. GAULKE is President and Chief Executive Officer of Exponent, Inc. He joined Exponent (formerly The Failure Group, Inc.) in September 1992 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He was named President in March 1993 and was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Exponent in January 1994. He assumed his current role of President and CEO in June 1996. From November 1988 to September 1992, Mr. Gaulke served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Raynet Corporation, a subsidiary of Raychem Corporation. Prior to joining Raynet, Mr. Gaulke was Executive Vice President and CFO of Spectra Physics, Inc., where he was employed from 1979 to 1988. From 1972 to 1979, Mr. Gaulke served as a Consultant with McKinsey & Company. He received an MBA in Marketing and Operations from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of Exponent,

your history, services, customers, those kinds of things.

Mr. Gaulke: Exponent is a multi-disciplinary organization of