Sidney Taurel
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Pearson
San Francisco, United States
Sidney Taurel is a Series A investor at Pearson in San Francisco focused on Computer and Software. Sidney Taurel is senior advisor at Moelis & Company, an investment bank. He is chair of IBM’s Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee and a member of IBM’s Executive Committee.Taurel joined Eli Lilly in 1971 and held management positions in the company’s operations in South America and Europe. He was named president of EliLilly International Corporation in 1986, executive vice president of the Pharmaceutical Division in 1991, executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company in 1993, and president and chief operating officer in 1996. He was named chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company in 1998 and chairman of the board in 1999.Taurel retired as chief executive officer in early 2008 and as chairman in late 2008. He is a director of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School, a graduate member of The Business Council and a trustee of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.Taurel became an IBM director in 2001.
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- 1
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Computer 1 (100%)
- Software 1 (100%)
- Information Technology 1 (100%)
Investments
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Pathware
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Pathware is creating hardware and software to simplify digital pathology workflows. The company's complete slide imaging and sample management system, Bioptic™, rapidly returns a biopsy quality determination in order to verify that a viable biopsy was collected with greater than 96% certainty.Pathware’s purpose is to develop beautiful andintuitive hardware and software to simplify these critical diagnostic workflows and enable pathologists to increase their efficiency without sacrificing the quality of care. | $7M / Series A / Apr 19, 2022 |
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About Pearson
Pearson operates as a media and education company in the United Kingdom, other European countries, the United States, Canada, Asia Pacific, and internationally.The company operates through North American Education, International Education, Professional, and FT Group segments. It provides its customers with a range of products and services such ascurriculum textbooks and other learning materials; student assessments and testing services; and education technologies for educators and students from early education through elementary, middle and high school, and higher education. It also publishes educational materials in local languages; English language teaching materials for children and adults; and online learning products as well as offers testing, assessment, and qualification services.In addition, Pearson Education is involved in publishing, training, testing, and certification for professionals; publishes computer, information technology, and business titles; and offers electronic testing for regulatory and certification boards providing a suite of services from test development to test delivery and data management. It also offers a range of data, analysis, and services through various print, digital, and mobile channels to business people and financial institutions.The company publishes Pearson Education was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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Harish Manwani
Member of the Board of Directors
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John Makinson
Finance Director
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Linda Lorimer
Member of the Board of Directors
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Sidney Taurel
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Alexa Christon
Chief Marketing Officer
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What does Sidney Taurel invest in?
Sidney Taurel invests primarily in Computer, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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