LORI CHRISTIANSEN Vice President contact Lori Christiansen Lori joined the BioQuest team in 1999. Prior to that she held executive marketing and business development positions with life science companies including Pharmacia Biotech (now GE Healthcare), Bio-Rad Laboratories and Kodak (BioImage). Her corporate leadership and management experience includes: emerging and growth stage companies; multinational public companies; post M&A integration strategy and implementation; and global commercialization of novel life science technologies. Lori has completed searches for executive positions across broad functional areas of expertise including R&D, clinical/regulatory, operations and all commercial functions. She also consults with clients in the areas of executive compensation and senior leadership team development. Her client base includes companies working in molecular diagnostics, personalized medicine, biopharma, venture capital, platform technologies and medical devices. Having grown up around the energy industry, she has a keen interest in next generation bio-fuels. Lori holds a BS in Biological Sciences from South Dakota State University, completed graduate work in Microbiology at the University of Minnesota and attended the Executive Development program at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. She has served on several boards where she typically contributes in organizational growth and strategic initiatives. In addition to her professional activities, Lori is co-founder and the recent chair of a women's philanthropic fund that supports efforts to improve women's health. Her personal philanthropic interests broadly focus on improving the lives of women and children.