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Mr. Palefsky has 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur, manager and investor in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Mr. Palefsky has been a General Partner/Managing Member of Montreux since 2002 and was a Venture Partner of Montreux from 1999 to 2002. Immediately prior to joining Montreux as a General Partner, Mr. Palefsky was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a Montreux portfolio company, NeurogesX. Mr. Palefsky was the Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and/or Director of Collagen from 1978 to 1997. It was sold to Inamed in 1999. Collagen and its affiliated companies made a number of venture capital investments during Mr. Palefsky's tenure.
Mr. Palefsky received his M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and his B.S. from the City College of the City University of New York. Mr. Palefsky served as an officer in the United States Public Health Service and was honorably discharged with the rank of Lt (jg). Mr. Palefsky was a member of the Young President's Organization from 1984 to 1997 and is currently a member of the World President's Organization. | 