Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 2000
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
Mr. Gaulke: Exponent is a firm that has been in existence for about 33
years. It was founded in 1967 by five PhDs; three were
