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Marc Taub

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Vice President, Technical Operations at Abbott
📍 Los Altos, California, United States

Marc Taub is the Vice President of Technical Operations for Abbotts diabetes care and biowearables. An alumnus of Stanford University, he leads global R&D, medical, and clinical affairs, and was instrumental in developing the pioneering FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring technology and the Lingo consumer biowearable.

Beyond his role at Abbott, Marc is actively involved in the broader technology and science community. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium and is a Board Representative for the Health Division of the Consumer Technology Association.

Unique fact: Marc was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to developing blood glucose monitoring devices.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Technical Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Los Altos, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Marc shows up

Value Driven
Example Seeker
Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Marc cares about

Biowearable Technology
He pioneers biowearables, having played a key role in developing the FreeStyle Libre portfolio, Lingo, and Abbott's upcoming dual glucose-ketone monitoring system.
Diabetes Management
His work focuses on innovation in diabetes care, emphasizing the need for earlier ketone detection to prevent complications like DKA and wider access to glucose monitoring technology.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Vice President, Technical Operations
Abbott
3-2023
Member of the Board of Directors, Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium
Bay Area Council
1-2022
Board Representative, Health Division
Consumer Technology Association
11-2019 - 12-2024
Divisional Vice President, Technical Operations
Abbott
6-2018 - 11-2019
Divisional Vice President, Product Development
Abbott
In the press

Media appearances

313 Medical Device design, with Dr Marc Taub, VP at Abbott. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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The Future Is Now: Abbott's Marc Taub On How Their Technological Innovations Will Shake Up the Industry. Featured in Medium – Authority Magazine
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Education
1998 - 2003
PhD
Stanford University
1998 - 2001
MS
Stanford University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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