Primary Job Title Managing General Partner Primary Organization 
Alta Life Sciences
Location Palo Alto, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast Gender Male
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Guy is a Managing Director of Alta Partners, and was also a partner at Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., which he joined in 1989. Guy has been involved in the funding and development of notable medical technology and life science companies including Cutera, Innerdyne, R2 Technology, deCODE genetics, and Vesica.
Previously, Guy was Product Manager of
Medical Products with Security Pacific Trading Corporation. He was responsible for a multi-million dollar product line and traveled extensively in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asia.
Currently, Guy serves on the board of directors of several private companies, including AcelRx, ATS Medical, Carbylan Biosurgery, Coapt Systems, Paracor Medical, PneumRx and Vertiflex, and is the Chairman of the Board of USGI Medical. He also serves on the board of directors of the Medical Device Manufacturing Association (MDMA). He was recently named to the Forbes "Midas List" of dealmakers in high-tech and life sciences. Guy also serves as the President of the Silicon Valley chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Stanford University.
