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Peter C. Farrell, PhD, DSc, AM, is the founder, former long-term CEO, and current Chairman of the Board of Directors at ResMed Inc. (NYSE: RMD), a global leader in sleep-disordered breathing treatments, where he has served as Chairman and Director since the company's inception in 1989 via a management buyout from Baxter Healthcare.[[1]](https://montgomerysummit.com/speakers/peter-farrell/)[[4]](https://immunicom.com/team-member/peter-c-farrel-phd-dsc-am/)[[5]](https://unswfounders.com/biographies/peter-farrell) As a corporate insider and Director, he remains actively involved, having transitioned from CEO/Executive Chairman roles until January 2014 while continuing as a non-officer employee.[[4]](https://immunicom.com/team-member/peter-c-farrel-phd-dsc-am/)
Dr. Farrell holds a B.E. in chemical engineering (honors) from the University of Sydney, an S.M. in chemical engineering from MIT, a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Washington, and a DSc from UNSW.[[1]](https://montgomerysummit.com/speakers/peter-farrell/)[[2]](https://www.webmd.com/bio/peter-c-farrell)[[4]](https://immunicom.com/team-member/peter-c-farrel-phd-dsc-am/) His career highlights include prior roles as Vice President of R&D at Baxter Healthcare subsidiaries (1984-1989) and Foundation Director of UNSW's Graduate School for Biomedical Engineering (1978-1989).[[1]](https://montgomerysummit.com/speakers/peter-farrell/)[[4]](https://immunicom.com/team-member/peter-c-farrel-phd-dsc-am/)[[5]](https://unswfounders.com/biographies/peter-farrell) A distinguished leader, he has served on boards including NuVasive (2005-2018), Arcturus Therapeutics (Chairman since 2018), WaveGuide (Chairman), Scripps Research Institute, and advisory councils at MIT, UCSD, and Harvard Medical School's Division of Sleep Medicine (Chairman 2010-2013).[[1]](https://montgomerysummit.com/speakers/peter-farrell/)[[3]](https://sleep.hms.harvard.edu/news-events/hms-division-sleep-medicine-prize/prize-recipients/2013-prize-recipient-peter-c-farrell)[[4]](https://immunicom.com/team-member/peter-c-farrel-phd-dsc-am/) Honors include election to the US National Academy of Engineering (2012), US National Entrepreneur of the Year for Health Sciences (2005), Australian Entrepreneur of the Year (2001), and the 2013 Harvard Peter C. Farrell Prize in Sleep Medicine.[[1]](https://montgomerysummit.com/speakers/peter-farrell/)[[3]](https://sleep.hms.harvard.edu/news-events/hms-division-sleep-medicine-prize/prize-recipients/2013-prize-recipient-peter-c-farrell)[[4]](https://immunicom.com/team-member/peter-c-farrel-phd-dsc-am/)[[5]](https://unswfounders.com/biographies/peter-farrell)
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