ABOUT US
Our Strengths Are Our People, Accountability, And Dedication To A Quality Product.
Our Guiding Principles
Since Guided Therapeutics, Inc (GTI) founding, our goals have been to develop innovative, non-invasive ways to assist in the diagnosis of diseases with increased accuracy while providing a more positive clinical experience for both patients and healthcare workers. Using our expertise in biophotonics, our team has designed, manufactured, and marketed groundbreaking medical device products like the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan, around the world.
Who We Are
We are a team that operates on the basis of integrity and honesty in all or our dealings with each other, the customer and with the outside world.
Management Team
Senior Executive Management
Mark L. Faupel
Ph.D. — President and CEO, Board Member
Dr. Faupel was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2023 after serving as Chief Operating Officer and director since December 2016. He previously served on our board of directors through 2013 and has more than 30 years of experience in developing non-invasive alternatives to surgical biopsies and blood tests, especially in the area of cancer screening and diagnostics. Dr. Faupel was one of our co-founders and also served as our Chief Executive Officer from May 2007 through 2013. Prior thereto was our Chief Technical Officer from April 2001 to May 2007. Dr. Faupel has served as a National Institutes of Health reviewer, is the inventor on 26 U.S. patents and has authored numerous scientific publications and presentations, appearing in such peer-reviewed journals as The Lancet. Dr. Faupel earned his Ph.D. in neuroanatomy and physiology from the University of Georgia.
Additional Board Members
John E. Imhoff
M.D. – Compensation Committee Chair
Dr. Imhoff has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2006. Dr. Imhoff is an ophthalmic surgeon who specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. He is one of our principal stockholders and invests in many other private and public companies. He has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma State University, an M.D. from the University of Oklahoma and completed his ophthalmic residency at the Dean A. McGee Eye Institute. He has worked as an ophthalmic surgeon and owner of Southeast Eye Center since 1983.
Dr. Imhoff has experience in clinical trials and in other technical aspects of a medical device company. His background in industrial engineering is especially helpful to us, especially as Dr. Imhoff can combine this knowledge with clinical applications. His experience in the investment community is invaluable to a public company often undertaking capital raising efforts.
Michael C. James
Board Chair and Chair of Audit Committee
Mr. James has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2007 and as Chairman of the Board since October 2013. Mr. James is also the Managing Partner of Kuekenhof Capital Management, LLC, a private investment management company, Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Inergetics, Inc., a nutraceutical supplements company and also the Chief Financial Officer of Terra Tech Corporation, which is a hydroponic and agricultural company. He also holds the position of Managing Director of Kuekenhof Equity Fund, L.P. and Kuekenhof Partners, L.P. Mr. James currently sits on the Board of Directors of Inergetics; Inc. Mr. James was Chief Executive Officer of Nestor, Inc. from January 2009 to September 2009 and served on their Board of Directors from July 2006 to June 2009. He was employed by Moore Capital Management, Inc., a private investment management company from 1995 to 1999 and held position of Partner. He was employed by Buffalo Partners, L.P., a private investment management company from 1991 to 1994 and held the position of Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. He began his career in 1980 as a staff accountant with Eisner LLP. Mr. James received a B.S. degree in Accounting from Farleigh Dickinson University in 1980.
Mr. James has experience both in the areas of company finance and accounting, which is invaluable to us during financial audits and offerings. Mr. James has extensive experience in the management of both small and large companies and his entrepreneurial background is relevant as we develop as a company.
Richard P. Blumberg, Esq.
Richard P. Blumberg, Esq. was appointed to the Board of Directors on November 10, 2016 and resigned on March 27, 2019, but was reappointed on September 1, 2020. Mr. Blumberg has been a long-time investor in the Company. Since 1978, Mr. Blumberg has been a Principal at Webster, Mrak & Blumberg, a medical-legal and class action labor litigation firm. He is also currently a Managing Member of K2 Medical, LLC formerly known as Shenghuo Medical, LLC (“Shenghuo”), a company with licensing rights in several Asian countries for the Company’s LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan, and is a Managing Member of Elysian Medical, LLC, a company with world-wide rights for certain breast cancer detection technology. He served from 2004 to 2007 as Chief Executive Officer of Energy Logics, a wind power company that developed projects in Alberta, Canada and Montana. Mr. Blumberg holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois and received a J. D. from Stanford University. He also brings extensive experience as a venture capitalist specializing in high-tech and life science companies.
Alan Grujic
Alan Grujic was appointed to the Board of Directors on March 8, 2023. Mr. Grujic has considerable experience with international financial markets and institutions. Most recently, Mr. Grujic served as Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of All of Us Financial, which he sold to a large publicly listed fintech company in 2021. Mr. Grujic founded Galiam Capital, a hedge fund that raised most of its capital from several large financial institutions, in 2012, and in 2002, co-founded and was a managing partner of Infinium Securities. He began his financial career at TD Bank from 1994 to 2002, where he was promoted to Director. Mr. Grujic earned a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of British Columbia.