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John L. Cassis joined Cross Atlantic Partners, a healthcare venture capital firm, in 1994 as a partner. He was formerly a Director of Salomon Brothers Venture Capital, which he joined in 1986 and headed from 1990 to 1994. From 1981 to 1986, he was President of Tower Hall, a development banking company he founded. From 1976 to 1981 he was a Managing Director of Ardshiel Associates, Inc., a merchant bank. In 1972, Mr. Cassis joined Johnson & Johnson where he had direct operating experience, founded the J&J Development Corp., that firm's venture capital arm, and was J&J's Manager of Acquisitions. He has served on the boards of directors of many companies, including IMPATH, Inc. (IMPH) (Chairman), Dome Imaging Systems (Chairman), and ILEX Oncology, Inc. (ILXO), and currently holds directorships in Medivance Inc., Galt Associates Inc., Medco Health Solutions (MHS), Eximias Pharmaceutical Corp., and Nutrition 21, Inc. (NXXI). Mr. Cassis is a graduate of Harvard University (BA '70) and the Harvard Business School (MBA '72). | 