Arthur D. Levinson
The Power List 2015
Arthur D. Levinson
Chief Executive Officer, Calico, USA
Arthur (‘Art’) Levinson got his start in the industry as a research scientist at Genentech in 1980, and moved up through the ranks to eventually become CEO in 1995, where he stayed until April 2009. Today, he heads up R&D biotech company Calico, which was established by Google in 2013, with an ambitious goal to “tackle aging” with “interventions that enable people to lead longer and healthier lives.” He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Apple. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 scientific articles, holds 11 US patents and has received numerous awards, including the US National Medal of Technology and Innovation.