112. David McAlpine, Global PR for Illumina

David McAlpine is global head of Public Relations at Illumina, a biotech company that makes DNA sequencing machines. Before that he was head of PR at General Motors where he worked directly with the CEO. He’s also been a network TV news producer for CBS This Morning, where he won an Emmy for outstanding news program. He specializes in boiling down complex ideas into consumable information suitable for either the mainstream or specialty media. And he is multi-lingual to boot!

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