Advisory Board Member Profile
Ted DeFrank
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CEO & President
Area of Expertise:
PERSONAL LEADERSHIP, LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK |
Ted DeFrank, CEO & President. Ted joined Active Motif in April of 2007, having previously served on its Board since 2006. Prior to joining Active Motif he served as “interim” CEO of Assay Designs. Previously he was President and General Manager of Pierce Biotechnology, steering its strategy and managing its operations. Before joining Pierce he was C.O.O. of Invitrogen, assisting in preparing the company for its I.P.O.
The early part of his commercial career was with Stratagene working at the bench purifying DNA modifying enzymes and manufacturing DNA cloning vectors and kits and managing various operational and manufacturing operations, departing as V.P. of Operations. In addition to serving on the Board of Active Motif, he also served on the Board of Assay Designs, Imgenex , PAGEgel, and the non-profit Just In Time for Foster Youth. |