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Richard Levy has been chairman of the Varian Medical Systems Board of Directors since 2002. He was CEO of the company from 1999 to 2006.
Levy became CEO when Varian Associates Inc. separated into three independent businesses. Prior to that "spin " Levy served as executive vice president of Varian Associates where he was part of the senior management team leading one of America's pioneer high-technology companies. Levy was appointed a senior vice president of the corporation in 1989 and during the 1989-1992 period oversaw a number of business areas including Semiconductor Equipment and Vacuum Products. He became executive vice president of the corporation in 1992 and until the time of the spin oversaw the medical businesses and the Ginzton Technology Center the company's research and development center.
Levy holds a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and a doctorate in nuclear chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. He began his business career at the Monsanto Company where he served as a research specialist and project manager in both basic and applied research. Within Varian prior to assuming General Management and CEO duties he oversaw Sales Marketing Service R&D and various corporate functions as well as managing the corporate Quality Program.
Levy is also vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Co-Chairman of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network's Smart Health Initiative. He is a member of the boards of directors of Sutter Health Pharmacyclics Inc. and United Way Silicon Valley. He is a member of the Advisory Panel of the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth and is an active participant in summits for CCI (Center for Corporate Innovation Inc.) with a focus on improvement of the national healthcare system. He is a past chairman of the board of directors of the American Electronics Association America's largest high-technology trade organization | 