Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 24, 2003
DON M. HARDISON is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of
EXACT Sciences Corporation. Mr. Hardison is a respected business leader
with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry,
spanning pharmaceutical and laboratory services markets. Prior to
joining EXACT Sciences, Mr. Hardison held various executive level
management positions with SmithKline Beecham, and SmithKline and French
Laboratories and Quest Diagnostics. Mr. Hardison holds an AB in
Political Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of EXACT Sciencesand a picture of what you're doing at the present time?
Mr. Hardison: Our company was founded back in 1995 by Stan Lapidus