Management

CEO
Mr. Todaro co-founded Targeted Growth in 1999, based on novel cell cycle regulator technologies. Mr. Todaro has worked in agribusiness since 1992 directing investments in dairy processing and timber plantations. He is the former General Manager of Alamar Farms Ltd., a Canadian dairy processor located in Vancouver, B.C., and sits on the Board of Directors of BonLac Dairies in Panama City, Panama. Prior to rejoining TGI, Mr. Todaro served as Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions at PayPal. Mr. Todaro was responsible for all aspects of M&A, both national and International. He was also involved in raising over $200 Million in equity capital and the IPO of PayPal (PYPL) for $1.2 Billion in 2002. He holds a Bachelor's degree from The Colorado College and a Master's in Economics from Stanford University.

Chief Operations Officer

Dr. McCormick has been with TGI since 2008, managing the company's Bio-Based Materials program as well as leading various company-wide efforts including legislative and intellectual property strategy.  Prior to joining TGI, Dr. McCormick was a partner with Integra Ventures where she led Integra's biotechnology investment strategy and its investment in TGI.  Prior to joining Integra, she was the founding president and COO of Sapphire Therapeutics (formerly Rejuvenon Corp.). Earlier in her career she was a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Dr. McCormick earned a Ph.D. in Biology (with a focus on metabolic engineering) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Chief Financial Officer

Michael Weitz became Targeted Growth's Chief Financial Officer in May 2009. He has 25 years of experience in the financial management of growing companies. Prior to Targeted Growth, he held several senior financial positions at venture capital financed companies including CFO of Free & Clear, a health services provider, CFO and Vice President of Operations at Sageport, Inc., an internet  services company, and CFO and Vice President of Call Center Operations at CareWise, Inc., a health information services company. Prior to his work at CareWise, he was Vice President of Finance at Hillhaven Corporation, one of the nation's largest publicly traded senior care providers. Michael began his career with the predecessors of the CPA firms Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young. Michael is a CPA in the State of Washington, and a member of the American Institute of CPAs.