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Title
John Crawford: interview
Contributor
Shindell, Matthew
Crawford, John (Financial consultant)
Date Created and/or Issued
Recorded July 8, 2008
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
San Diego Technology Archive Oral Histories
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Description
Mr. Crawford earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematical sciences from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. Over the course of his career, Mr. Crawford has been a consultant, executive officer and board member for 12 venture-backed and privately-funded technology firms. In 1981, he was the first full-time executive at International Genetic Engineering, Inc. and later was founding president of San Diego-based Corvas International, Inc., shepherding both of the companies through listings on NASDAQ. During his 12-year tenure at Corvas, Mr. Crawford raised over $200 million from equity investors and corporate alliances in his capacity as Chief Financial Officer. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Conforma Therapeutics, Cabrellis Pharmaceuticals and Phenomix Corporation.
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
At the time of this interview, Mr. Crawford was self-employed as a biotechnology consultant in finance and had recently left his position as Chief Financial Officer of Phenomix Corporation.
Crawford, John. Interview conducted by Matthew Shindell, July 8, 2008. The San Diego Technology Archive (SDTA), UC San Diego Library, La Jolla, CA.
Type
Text
Subject
Life sciences
Pharmaceutical industry--Finance
Conforma Therapeutics Corporation
Cabrellis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Phenomix Corporation
Corvas International, Inc
International Genetic Engineering
San Diego (Calif.)
Place
San Diego (Calif.)

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