Art Mellor was diagnosed with
Multiple Sclerosis
in June 2000. After
expressing frustration to his doctor,
Tim Vartanian, at how little
solid information was available about Multiple Sclerosis, he and Dr. Vartanian began discussing
ideas on how they thought things should be done. In early 2001 they
decided to start the
Accelerated Cure Project
(then called the Boston Cure Project)
to address the problems they
saw in the lack of definite direction in the current medical research
system, particularly as it applies to Multiple Sclerosis. Mr. Mellor served as the President and CEO of Accelerated Cure Project from 2001 through 2008.
Mr. Mellor has founded three technology companies during his career and is a
noted technology visionary and entrepreneur. Before co-founding the
Boston Cure Project, he co-founded Gold Wire Technology
where he helped raise $30M in venture
funding. Before that he co-founded
Midnight Networks
which was acquired by
Teradyne
in 1996. Prior to that he co-founded Think Consulting as a
partner. Mr. Mellor has held engineering and engineering management
positions with M/A Com Linkabit, BBN, and Cayman Systems. He holds a
B.S. in electrical engineering from MIT.
Mr. Mellor has served on the boards of directors and advisors of thirteen
other organizations and is a co-founder of and advisor to the
Entrepreneurs' Dinner, an organization that supports
high-tech entrepreneurship in New England. In addition, Mr. Mellor was a member
of the Institutional Review Board at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center for over five years.
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