Background
Levinson, Arthur David was born on March 31, 1950 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Sol and Malvina (Lindsay) Levinson.
biotechnology research company executive
Levinson, Arthur David was born on March 31, 1950 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Sol and Malvina (Lindsay) Levinson.
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology, University Washington, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Princeton University, 1977.
Postdoctoral fellow University California, San Francisco, 1977-1980. Senior scientist Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, 1980-1983, staff scientist, 1983—1987, director cell genetics department, 1987-1989, vice president research technical, 1989-1990, vice president research, 1990—1992, senior vice president research, 1992—1993, senior vice president Research and development, 1993—1995, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1995, chairman, since 1999. Board directors Genentech, Inc., since 1995, Apple Inc.
(formerly Apple Computer Inc.), since 2001, Google Inc., 2004—2009, California Healthcare Institute. Member board scientific consultant Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Member advisory council California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, Princeton University Department Molecular Biology, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics.
Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Technology Network (board directors since 1997), Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America since 1997, Biotechnology Industry Organization (board directors 1995—2000), American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology.
Married Rita May Liff, December 17, 1978. Children: Jesse, Anya.