Background
Meldrum, Peter Durkee was born on June 26, 1947 in Salt Lake City. Son of Benjamin Nibley and Grace Natalie (Durkee) Meldrum.
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Peter Durkee Meldrum
Edit ProfileVenture capital/biotechnology company executive
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Utah, 1970. Master of Business Administration, University Utah, 1974.
Career
Assistant to president, Terra Tek, Inc., Salt Lake City, 1974-1978; president, Chief Executive Officer, Resource Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, 1978-1981; president, Chief Executive Officer, AgriDyne Technologies, Salt Lake City, 1981-1991; president, Chief Executive Officer, Founder's Fund Inc., 1991-1995; president, Chief Executive Officer, Myriad Genetics Inc., Salt Lake City, since 1992. Board directors Dairy Equipment Company Utah, Salt Lake City, Paradigm Bioscis.Inc., Vaxsys Corporation, Alaxis, Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Vice-chairman fundraising Salt Lake Boy's Club, 1978-1979. Board directors, vicechairman American Red Cross Golden Spike, Salt Lake City, 1980-1990. Member State of Utah Council of Scientific and Technology, 1984-1989.
Advisory board High Tech Marketing Review, Austin, Texas, 1986-1988. Member Governor's Task Force on Entrepreneurship. Member review panel Utah Technology Finance Corporation, Governor's Committee on biomedical Industry, 1988-1991.
Member bioengineering advisory board U. Utah, business advisory board College Business Weber State University. Board arbitrators National Association of Securities Dealers, 1991-1998. First lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1970-1972.
Member Utah Life Sciences Association (board directors since 1995), Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Interests
Connections
Married Catherine Roper, June 16, 1970. Children: Christopher Shawn.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican
Education
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1970
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1974
Career
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1974 - 1978
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1978 - 1981
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1978 - 1981
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1981 - 1991
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1981 - 1991
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1991 - 1993
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1991 - 1993
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1991
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1991
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Awards
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Named Entrepreneur of Year, 2001. Named one of Top 50 Scientific Visionaries in World, Scientific American Magazine, 2002. Recipient Utah Governor Medal for Science and Technology, 1998.Named Entrepreneur of Year, 2001. Named one of Top 50 Scientific Visionaries in World, Scientific American Magazine, 2002. Recipient Utah Governor Medal for Science and Technology, 1998.