Executive Bio
Mr. Edward Keith Russell, also known as Ed has been Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Operations at Quidel Corp. since October 12, 2015. Mr. Russell joined Quidel Corporation in October 12, 2015 Mr. Russell was employed by Thermo Fisher Scientific, a life sciences company based in Massachusetts and its predecessor company Life Technologies for ten years. Mr. Russell served in various leadership roles from 2005 to 2015, including North America Commercial Leader of the BioSciences Division, General Manager of Life Technologies' Global Services & Support Division and President of Life Technologies Japan. Prior to joining Life Technologies in 2005, Mr. Russell held various leadership positions at FedEx Kinko's, ExxonMobil and Toyota/Lexus. Mr. Russell started his career as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. Mr. Russell holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.