DEGREE/INSTITUTION
DVM (‘72), MS (‘75), Iowa State University; JD, Stanford University
OCCUPATION
Retired; Board member of two private Biotech companies, California’s state stem cell agency; a nonprofit African conservation foundation
BIO
Dr. Stephen (“Steve”) Juelsgaard, is a former executive vice president, secretary and chief compliance officer of Genentech, Inc. He reported to Genentech’s CEO and was responsible for Genentech’s Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Government Affairs (Federal and State), Human Resources, and Healthcare Compliance groups, as well as the Business Services group, which included Strategic Facilities Planning, Corporate Security, Business Continuity, and Environment, Health & Safety. He also chaired Genentech’s Capital Governance Committee, which oversaw major capital expenditures at the company and was a member of Genentech’s Executive Committee, the most senior management committee at the company. He served as secretary to Genentech’s Board of Directors and each of the Board’s Committees from 1997 to 2009. Dr. Juelsgaard’s career at Genentech spanned 24 years. He left Genentech in 2009 when it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Roche. Prior to joining Genentech, he was an associate for three years with the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California. Prior to attending law school, he was engaged for three years in a private veterinary medical (equine) practice in Southern California.