Mr. Caldwell brings over 30 years of management expertise to Advanced Cell Technology and has worked with emerging technology companies, public companies and corporate restructurings. During his career he has served in senior executive positions both in marketing and finance. He has broad industry experience, which includes advising corporations, both public and private, in technology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, retailing, real estate, hospitality, publishing, and transportation. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Southern California and was a Multinational Enterprise Fellow at the Wharton School of Finance.

Michael D. West, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the leaders and founders of the field of regenerative medicine and stem cell research. Dr. West has extensive academic and business experience in age-related degenerative diseases, telomerase molecular biology and human embryonic stem cell research and development. Dr. West founded Geron Corporation, and from 1990 to 1998 served as a Director and senior executive officer of Geron, where he initiated and managed programs in telomerase diagnostics, telomerase inhibition, telomerase-mediated therapy and human embryonic stem cell research. From 1999 to present, Dr. West has served as Chairman and CEO of Advanced Cell Technology and has led its research effort in human stem cells. Dr. West received a B.S. Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1976, an M.S. Degree in Biology from Andrews University in 1982 and a Ph.D. from Baylor College of Medicine in 1989.

Read more [biz.yahoo.com]