Peter Durkee Meldrum

Peter Durkee Meldrum, a co-founder and the former chief executive officer of Salt Lake City, Utah-based Myriad Genetics died Dec. 20 2018. He was 71. Myriad, which Meldrum founded in 1992 alongside Dr. Mark Skolnick, announced the death of its former CEO on Dec. 31. During his tenure at the reins of Myriad, a molecular diagnostics company, Meldrum guided the company from its infancy through several significant milestones. In 2007, Meldrum received the Distinguished Chemical Engineer Award from the University of Utah, which is where he received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1970 and an MBA in 1974. In 2008, Meldrum received the American Federation for Aging Research Award of Distinction and then in 2009, he was inducted into the Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame. Following his retirement from Myriad, Meldrum helmed The Meldrum Foundation, the family’s private charitable foundation that supports educational endeavors, artistic activities and humanitarian programs. Meldrum also served as chairman for Golden Pine Ventures, LLC, a venture capital firm focused on the development of biotechnology and biomedical companies. Mr. Meldrum married Catherine Marie Roper in 1970. She survives him, as do a son, Christopher; a brother, Daniel; and three grandsons.