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David McElroy Discusses Professional Background

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David McElroy

  • Founder/Vice President of Operations and Business Development, Verdia
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1957 (Age: 67 years old)
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Biography

David McElroy has been the Vice President of Operations and Business Development for Verdia since its formation in March 2002. In addition, McElroy is an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Plant Breeding at Cornell University.

McElroy formerly served as Vice President of Research and Development for Maxygen's agricultural business. Prior to joining Maxygen, McElroy was Product Development Manager at Dekalb Genetics Corporation, where he managed the development and commercial introduction of transgenic corn products with insect and herbicide resistance.

McElroy was a Fulbright Scholar to Cornell University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1991. He completed an Advanced Management Program at London Business School in 2000 and an Executive Program in Management and Technology at MIT Sloan School of Management in 1999.

I found a company that was so desperate for someone that they hired me. So they were prepared to overlook my personality flaws because they had to hire someone and I had the technical skills that they were looking for. Now of course that job was problematic because right from day one I wanted to r...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Personal Background and Decision to Become an Entrepreneur
  • David McElroy - Interview - Verdia
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Video 2 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts on Risk
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Video 3 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Professional Background
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Video 4 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts on Science versus Business and the Importance of Finding a Company Willing to Take a Chance on You
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Video 5 of 29 David McElroy States Rejection is Part of Being an Entrepreneur
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Video 6 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Academic Background and Decision to Come to the US
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Video 7 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Professional Path After Receiving PhD
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Video 8 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Experience at DeKalb, an Agricultural Biotechnology Company
  • David McElroy - Interview - Verdia
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Video 9 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Transition From Science to Business Side
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Video 10 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Transition to Business Role at Maxygen
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Video 11 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts on Managing Relationships and Providing Incentives
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Video 12 of 29 David McElroy The Relationship Between a Business Unit and the Parent Company
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Video 13 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Intellectual Property Issues
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Video 14 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Excitement of Running a Company
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Video 15 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Restructuring the Business Prior to Spinoff
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Video 16 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Advantages of Being Spun Off Rather than Keeping a Larger Parent
  • David McElroy - Interview - Verdia
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Video 17 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Vision For His Company's Future
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Video 18 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Advantage of Being Acquired by Bigger Parent Company
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Video 19 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Challenge of Staying With an Acquired Company Based on His Personality Type
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Video 20 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts on Corporate Culture
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Video 21 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Personality Trait Differences Between Small and Large Companies
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Video 22 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts on Managing and Motivating People
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Video 23 of 29 David McElroy Outlines Ownership of Verdia
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Video 24 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts On Professional Future After Verdia is Acquired
  • David McElroy - Interview - Verdia
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Video 25 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts on the Ag Biotechnology Sector
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Video 26 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Genetic Technology and Misunderstandings in Europe
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Video 27 of 29 David McElroy Shares Thoughts on What Science Professionals Should Know About Business
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Video 28 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Reality of the Grind Behind Product Development
  • David McElroy - Interview - Verdia
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Video 29 of 29 David McElroy Discusses Satisfaction of Developing a Product That Changes the Environment
  • David McElroy - Interview - Verdia
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