Clark E. Tedford, Ph.D., is a co-founder of LumiThera and has served as President and CEO since the formation of the Company in 2013. Previously, Dr. Tedford was Vice President and Chief Science Officer at PhotoThera, a leading LED/laser company from 2010-2012. Before PhotoThera, Dr. Tedford was at Omeros from 2003 to 2010 as Vice President, Pharmaceutical Research. Before Omeros, Dr. Tedford was President of Solentix, Inc. During Dr. Tedford’s 30 years in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, he has held several scientific and executive management positions from 1993-2003, including Executive Vice President of Research and Development for Gliatech, Inc. Before that Dr. Tedford was at Schering-Plough Research Institute as a Principal Scientist. Dr. Tedford earned his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Iowa and completed his post-doctoral work in the Department of Pharmacology at the Loyola University Medical School.