Jack Kavanaugh Began His Distinctive Career As a Highly Successful Dentist.
Jack Kavanaugh began his distinctive career as a highly successful dentist. A major skiing accident in which he broke his neck and shattered his leg, prevented him from practicing dentistry again. From this turning point, Kavanaugh went on to earn his M.B.A. from U.C.L.A., then worked in mergers and acquisitions with a former partner who had been managing director / senior partner at McKenzie International. In 1984, they formed International Strategy Consulting Group a management and M.B.A. consulting firm.
In the late ‘80’s. Dr. Jack Kavanaugh brought Tech Team, later known as Team Global, public. The share price rose from an initial investor price of 11 cents to approximately $27 per share. He continued in private equity and in 2000 held the first board meeting of Calhoun Vision, Inc. a biotechnology firm that developed the world’s first and only light adjustable intraocular lens for cataract surgery, at his home. He served as a board member from 2000 and then served as Chairman from 2008 to 2012. In 2008, Dr. Kavanaugh designated a new CEO. The company just recently completed FDA Stage III clinical trials in the U.S., and is poised for what could be a capital event in the billion dollar plus category.
In the late ‘80’s. Dr. Jack Kavanaugh brought Tech Team, later known as Team Global, public. The share price rose from an initial investor price of 11 cents to approximately $27 per share. He continued in private equity and in 2000 held the first board meeting of Calhoun Vision, Inc. a biotechnology firm that developed the world’s first and only light adjustable intraocular lens for cataract surgery, at his home. He served as a board member from 2000 and then served as Chairman from 2008 to 2012. In 2008, Dr. Kavanaugh designated a new CEO. The company just recently completed FDA Stage III clinical trials in the U.S., and is poised for what could be a capital event in the billion dollar plus category.
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