Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 2001
R. SCOTT GREER has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Abgenix, Inc., since March 2000. From July 1996 to March
2000, Mr. Greer served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a
Director of Abgenix. From July 1994 to July 1996, Mr. Greer was Senior
Vice President of Corporate Development at Cell Genesys, a biotechnology
company. From April 1991 to July 1994, Mr. Greer was Vice President of
Corporate Development and from April 1991 to September 1993 was also
Chief Financial Officer of Cell Genesys. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Greer
held various positions including Director, Corporate Development, at
Genetics Institute, Inc., a biotechnology company. Mr. Greer received a
BA in Economics from Whitman College and an MBA from Harvard University
and is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a background summary and profile of Abgenix?Mr. Greer: Abgenix is a biotech powerhouse leveraging a human antibody
technology that we've developed over many years at