Jeffrey N. Peterson

Jeffrey N. Peterson, the CEO, is the CEO of Target Discovery, the parent company of Veritomyx. Mr. Peterson also serves as Chairman of Pressure Biosciences (PBIO) and Imaging3 (IGNG). His broad executive leadership experience included a career in Abbott Laboratories, as CEO & GM of Abbott South Africa, and in pivotal roles in Abbott Diagnostics. He was previously CEO of SPO&A international business development consulting and had a career rising through General Electric’s Engineered Materials and Plastics businesses. Mr. Peterson holds BSChemE and MSChemE degrees from MIT, and he has co-authored six issued patents and multiple scientific articles. Mr. Peterson serves on the Advisory Board for the California Technology Council and served 12 years on the Board of BayBio (CA Life Sciences Association). Mr. Peterson has been an active leader in the Coalition for 21st Century Medicine and BIO's Personalized Medicine & Diagnostics Group. He is Chair Emeritus of the BayBio Institute, served on the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Board of Advisors for the Center for Professional Development and Entrepreneurship, and continues to advise rising entrepreneurs.