“The Keck Graduate Institute”
Dr. Sheldon Schuster
Speaker – Dr. Sheldon M. Schuster, President, Keck Graduate Institute
Dr. Schuster became the second president of Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) in 2003, succeeding founding president Henry “Hank” Riggs. At the time, the Institute had just one academic program and approximately 50 students. Under his leadership, KGI has shown tremendous growth, with 600 students enrolled in more than a dozen programs. With KGI’s entrepreneurial approach and industry connections, Schuster and the community of faculty and staff seek to provide pathways for students to become leaders within healthcare and the applied life sciences.
Dr. Schuster earned a BS in biochemistry from UC Davis and a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Arizona. After graduation, Schuster joined the Institute for Enzyme Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He transitioned to academia with professorships at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Florida, followed by administrative roles at UF in research and graduate education and Director of the Biotechnology Program.
Introduction: Tom Helliwell
Fellowship: Rich Phillips
Greeters: Pat Kelly, Art Parker