Duane J. Roth

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Duane J. Roth
Born(1949-11-24)November 24, 1949
Died(2013-08-03)August 3, 2013 (aged 63)
Alma materIowa Wesleyan College
Occupation(s)Chief executive officer of Connect
member of the board of CONNECT

Duane J. Roth (November 24, 1949 – August 3, 2013) was chief executive officer and member of the board of CONNECT.[1] He graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College.

Career

Before working with CONNECT, Roth founded Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp, where he served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board. Before a founder of Alliance Pharmaceutical, Roth held management positions at Wyeth and Johnson & Johnson.[2]

Service on advisory committees and boards

Roth has served as a member of the board of directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, BIOCOM, the California Healthcare Institute,[3] and SAIC-Frederick, Inc. Roth served on boards of the University of California, including the President’s Board on Science and Innovation, the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, the UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the UCSD Foundation board of directors, the UCSD Health Sciences advisory board, and the Industry Dean’s Advisory Board of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Roth is chairman of the Founders Circle of the UC San Diego Preuss Charter School. He also served on the board of SDSU College of Business as well as the advisory boards of SDSU Sciences & Engineering.[4]

Governmental appointments and participation

In 2006 Roth was appointed to the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee for the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,[5] and was elected vice chairman in 2009. Roth was also a member on the Governor's Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth,[2] and was co-chair of the Affordable Housing Working Group.[6]

Awards

Roth has received awards including:

  • The Economic Opportunity Award from Lead San Diego.[7]
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Diego Business Journal.[8]
  • The Distinguished Alumni Award from Iowa Wesleyan University.

Death

Roth died on August 3, 2013, in UC San Diego Medical Center of complications of injuries in a bicycle accident on July 21, 2013, during a charity ride for the Challenged Athletes Foundation.[9] The CIRM's obituary for Roth notes his efforts both on the CIRM board and for patient advocacy via the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC).

Notes

  1. ^ "Duane Roth". [1] Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. ^ a b "Duane Roth accelerates innovation with CONNECT". "LaJollaLight.com | Duane Roth accelerates innovation with Connect". Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  3. ^ "Duane J. Roth". "Board Members: Duane Roth | California Institute for Regenerative Medicine". Archived from the original on 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  4. ^ "Iowa Venture Capital & Entrepreneur Conference", page 11. [2][permanent dead link] Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  5. ^ "The James Hartline Report". [3] Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  6. ^ "UCSD CONNECT Recruits Top High-Tech Talent". [4] Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  7. ^ "The 2010 LEAD San Diego Visionary Awards". "Visionary Awards - LEAD San Diego, Inc". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  8. ^ "Ken Kuang Named Most Admired CEO By San Diego Business Journal". "Ken Kuang Named Most Admired CEO by San Diego Business Journal by Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC". Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  9. ^ Fikes, Bradley (August 3, 2013). "Tech leader Duane Roth dies from injuries". Retrieved August 4, 2013.