Background
McDonald, Capers Walter was born on November 29, 1951 in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. Son of WalBern and Cecilia (Lockwood) McDonald.
McDonald, Capers Walter was born on November 29, 1951 in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. Son of WalBern and Cecilia (Lockwood) McDonald.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering magna cum laude, Duke University, 1974. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976. Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1983.
Director marketing Becton Dickinson Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1978-1981. Consultant Booz, Allen & Hamilton, San Francisco, 1982-1984. Vice president Siegen Corporation, Mountain View, 1984, Himachal Pradesh Genenchem, South San Francisco, 1984-1987.
Bio-analytic systems manager Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Palo Alto, 1986—1987. Vice president Orion Instruments, Inc., Redwood City, 1987-1989, Spectroscopy Imaging Systems Corporation, Fremont, 1989-1990, president, board directors, 1991—1992. President, Chief Executive Officer, board directors BioReliance Corporation, Rockville, Maryland, 1992—2004.
President, Chief Executive Officer Magenta Corporation, 1993—2000. Chairman, director Magenta Services, Ltd., Stirling, Scotland, 1994-2000. Director BioReliance Holdings GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany, 1996—2004, Q-One Biotech Group Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, 2003—2004.
Executive in residence, faculty member Johns Hopkins University, since 2004. Board directors Expion, Inc., Olney, Maryland. Board visitors University Maryland Biotech Institute, 1996-1900, Duke University School Engineering, since 2001, chairman education and student affairs committee, 2005-2009.
Board advisors Maryland Partnership for Workforce Quality, 1996-1998, Washington Business Journal, 2003-2005. Vice chairman High Technology Council Maryland, 1998-1901. Chairman Technology Council Maryland, 2001-2004.
Member industry advisory board Chesapeake Bay Area chapter International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, 1998-2000. Member manufacturing extension partnership national advisory board United States Department Commerce, since 2007, member Master of Business Administration executive board, Carey Business School Johns Hopkins University, 2007-2009. Lecturer in field.
Assistant scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Georgetown, South Carolina, 1965-1966. Trustee Bethesda Academy Performing Arts, 1998-1901. Member oversight board advanced technical consortium Montgomery College, 1998-1901.
Member steering committee Biotechnology Industry Organization, 2003 Annual Meeting, 2002-2003. Member economic advisory council Montgomery County, 1998-1905. Member founding executive board Greater Washington Regional Partnership, 1998-1901.
Member leadership council Treatment and Learning Centers, 1998-2000. With Capstone Company, Johns Hopkins University, 2003-2004. Member Maryland Advanced Technology Business Development Commission, 2003.
State planning committee for postsecondary education Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2004. Chairman Maryland Advisory Technology delegate to Peoples Republic China, 2004. Chairman Eagle Career Day, Greater Washington, 2002-2003.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Academy Management, biomedical Engineering Society, North Carolina Academy of Sciences, Maryland C. of Chamber (board directors 1996-1900), Society Cincinnati (endowment committee, 2008-2009, library committee since 2008, communications committee, since 2010, member standing committee Maryland Society, since 2010), Order Founders and Patriots American (South Carolina society founding secretary 2007-2010, governor, since 2010, founding editor South Carolina Clarion since 2010), St. Andrews Society of Washington, Order Magna Charta(National SEc., 2010, National Safety, since 2010), First Families South Carolina, Hugnenot Society South Carolina, General Society Colonial Wars, Society Sons American Revolution, Harvard University Alumni Association, Duke University Alumni Association, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association, Johns Hopkins Club, Iron Dukes, Congressional Country Club, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi (chapter president 1973-1974, national finance development committee 2007-2010), Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Marion Elizabeth Kiper, August 23, 1975. 1 child, Adam Capers.