Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 5, 2000
THOMAS L. GUTSHALL is Chairman and Co-Founder of Cepheid. Mr. Gutshall
was a co-founder of Cepheid in 1996 and served as its first Chief
Executive Officer. He was formerly the President and Chief Operating
Officer for CV Therapeutics of Palo Alto from 1994-1996. Prior to
joining CV Therapeutics, he served as the Executive Vice President for
Syntex Corporation and was a member of its Pharmaceutical Executive
Committee. Mr. Gutshall also serves on the Board of Directors for CV
Therapeutics and Metrika Corporation. Mr. Gutshall is the Chairman of
the Board at CityTeam Ministries-a non-profit organization that is
headquartered in San Jose, California-serving the poor and needy in
cities around the world. He is also a member of the advisory board for
MAP International, a non-profit, relief and development agency dedicated
to providing medicine, medical supplies and community-based health
training for the poor in the developing world. Mr. Gutshall is a
graduate of the university of Delaware with a BS in Chemical
Engineering. He also completed the Executive Marketing Program at
Harvard University. He continues to serve the University of Delaware as
a member of the Chemical Engineering Advisory Council and was named as a
member of the Delaware Alumni Wall of Fame in 2001. Profile
development, markets, and your view of the firm's future potential.
Mr. Gutshall: The company was founded in 1996 as a
