Jeffrey N. Peterson

Jeffrey N. Peterson, Chief Executive Officer, co-founded Target Discovery, Inc. and its subsidiary, Veritomyx, Inc., where he leads as Chairman & CEO. Mr. Peterson also serves as Chairman of Pressure Biosciences, Inc. (PBIO) and of 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 coauthored six issued patents and multiple scientific articles. Mr. Peterson serves on the Advisory Board for the California Technology Council, served 12 years on the Board of BayBio (CA Life Sciences Association) and is Chair Emeritus of the BayBio Institute. Mr. Peterson has been an active leader in the Coalition for 21st Century Medicine and in BIO’s Personalized Medicine & Diagnostics Group. He 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.