Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 23, 1998

Ricardo B. Levy – Catalytica Inc (ctal)

RICARDO B. LEVY is President & Chief Executive Officer of Catalytica, Inc. Dr. Levy is a founder of Catalytica, which was established in 1974. He has served as its President and CEO since 1991. Previous to Catalytica, Dr. Levy was a founding member of the Chemical Physics Research Team at Exxon Research and Engineering Company from 1972 to 1974. Dr. Levy obtained a B.S. from Stanford University in 1966, and M.S. in 1967 from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1972 from Stanford University. In 1989 he completed the Owner/President management Program at the Harvard School of Business Administration. Dr. Levy has authored over 14 papers and patents in the field of catalysis and is co-author of a book entitled Catalysis in Coal Conversion. Profile
TWST: What are the most significant trends, developments or changes that

you anticipate in your sector of the health care market over the next

several years?

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