Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 8, 2002
DANIEL E. GEFFKEN is Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial
Officer of Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. Mr. Geffken has over 20 years
of financial management experience, including eight years in the
biotechnology/medical industry. Prior to joining TKT in February 1997,
Mr. Geffken was Chief Financial Officer of CytoTherapeutics, Inc. He
also held positions at The Andersen Group, Inc., MedChem Products, Inc.,
and KPMG Peat Marwick. During his tenure in biotechnology, he has raised
more than $600 million in debt and equity financings. Mr. Geffken
received a BS in Economics from The Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with an overview of Transkaryotic Therapies,Inc.?
Mr. Geffken: Transkaryotic Therapies or TKT was founded in 1988 by the
current CEO with the financial assistance of