BIO
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 ROBERT F. JOHNSTON:
Bob Johnston founded Johnston Associates Inc. in 1968 to
provide merger advisory and financing for emerging companies in
technology-intensive industries. In the mid-70s, he directed his
efforts toward biotechnology and health care. He founded Cytogen,
Ecogen, Sepracor, i-STAT, Envirogen, and Praelux (formerly SEQ),
and was instrumental in the early formations of Sonomed, Biocyte,
Immunicon, and VelaPharm. Prior to starting Johnston Associates,
Bob was an investment banker for F.S. Smithers & Co. and for Smith
Barney & Co. in New York. He received his B.A. from Princeton University
and his M.B.A. from New York University.
Robert F. Johnston has a strong interest in educational reform. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Center for Education Reform in Washington, D.C. (CER). CER helps states and communities adopt educational reform through educational research; changing cultures and laws; and communicating to the media and public the urgent need for reform. He is a supporter of E-3 which has worked to enact legislation to improve education in New Jersey. He is President of Educational Ventures, a foundation which supports increase women's leadership and economic participation in the Middle East and programs at major universities and colleges. |