Age: 55
Residence: Orono
Education: Bachelor's degree in mathematics, master's and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering, University of Minnesota; master's degree in business administration, University of St. Thomas.
Career: Chief technology officer and senior vice president, Cardiac Rhythm Management division, St. Jude Medical Inc., February 2001 to August 2005.
Holds more than 270 patents.
Prinicipal in Pelegrin Partners, a venture capital fund for life science and technology start-ups.
Serves on eight company boards, including Taser, Haemonetics Corp., Harbinger Medical, NewCardio, Medisyn Technologies, OncoStim and Trivirix International.
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