Donald Kania

Donald R.
Kania is currently the Chairman at DNA Script SAS, LUMICKS Technologies Bv, and Gandeeva Therapeutics, Inc. He is also a Director at Leupold & Stevens, Inc., SEMI North America, Matrix Sensors, Inc., Lumicks BV, and a Trustee at Pacific University.
Previously, he served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at FEI Co. from 2006 to 2016, an Independent Non-Employee Director at American Science & Engineering, Inc. from 2010 to 2016, and a Research Director at Crystallume from 1991 to 1993.
He has also held positions as a Director at Aldevron LLC, a Research Director at Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1987 to 1991, an Independent Director at NanoString Technologies, Inc. from 2019 to 2022, an Independent Director at Intuitive Surgical, Inc. from 2018 to 2024, the President & Chief Operating Officer at Veeco Instruments, Inc. in 2006, a Senior Manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1993 to 1998, the President of Veeco Metrology Group from 2000 to 2003, and the Vice President & General Manager at California Metrology Group from 1999 to 2000.
He is also a Trustee at Oregon Health & Science University Foundation.
Dr. Kania completed his undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees at the University of Michigan.