Thomas L. Gutshall

"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." [1]