A&M Health Science Center CEO "Heartbroken" Over Exit
Texas A&M Health Science Center CEO Brett Giroir knew that a shakeup could be coming with Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young’s arrival. Before Young started, Giroir and all the other vice president-level administrators at A&M were told that Young had leeway to build his own team.
But Giroir, who made national news last year for chairing a state task force on Ebola, wasn’t expecting to be sent packing during what he presumed was a routine Monday morning meeting with Young. That changed as soon as Giroir walked in the room.
“When you walk in the door for a private meeting and you see lawyers sitting around the table, you know it is not going to be good,” he said.
It wasn’t. Giroir said he was told to resign or he’d be terminated “within 30 minutes.” That ended a prominent and at times controversial career at A&M for Giroir. He garnered praise from state and community leaders for his effort to cultivate a biotechnology industry in Bryan-College Station. But he also dealt with suspicion from some faculty, who were wary of his proposed partnerships with private companies and his perceived closeness with former Gov. Rick Perry.
Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/biotech-leader-brett-giroir-leaving-texas-m/
