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• QUICK SHIFT FROM LAB TO MANAGEMENT
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President and chief executive officer, Genentech

Nationality: American.

Born: March 31, 1950, in Seattle, Washington.

Education: University of Washington, BS, 1972; Princeton University, PhD, 1977.

Family: Son of Sol and Malvina Levinson; married Rita May Liff, December 17, 1978; children: two.

Career: Genentech, 1980–1987, senior research scientist; 1987–1989, director of Cell Genetics Department; 1989–1990, vice president of research technology; 1990–1993, vice...