Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 1, 1998

John G. Simon – Uromed Corporation (urmd)

JOHN G. SIMON has served as UroMed Corporation's president and CEO since he founded the company at age 28 in October 1990. Prior to starting Uro Med, Simon had an early career as a venture capitalist in Boston, working first at Charles River Ventures and subsequently at Highland Capital Partners where he specialized in biotechnology investments. Simon received his B.A. from Harvard University, and holds a second B.A. from Oxford University which he earned while on a Rhodes scholarship in 1986. After his Rhodes Scholarship, Simon spent a brief time on the professional European tennis circuit. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief summary then, a bit of an historical background

sketch on Uro Med and then bring us up to date. Over the next two to

three years, what are the key challenges and