Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Samson joins Cepheid from GE HealthCare, where he spent the last two years, first as General Counsel of Products, then of Patient Care Solutions and Research, and most recently as General Counsel of Science and Technology. Prior to that, he held progressive leadership roles over the course of 10 years at GSK, culminating in his position as Vice President, Global Medical Affairs Excellence. During his early career, Samson was an attorney in private practice for seven years. He received his JD from Yale Law School, his MD from Duke School of Medicine, and his BA in philosophy from Stanford University.