Mr. Ross has been active in life sciences for 25 years and co-founded a life sciences publishing company that was acquired in 2000. He published periodicals sponsored by major pharmaceutical companies in areas such as allergy and asthma, skin care, psychopharmacology, and kidney health. In the early 1980s, Mr. Ross developed software systems for psychological testing and software applications for automated blood pressure monitoring at the worksite.

Mr. Ross is coauthor of two college-level nutrition textbooks, now in their second and third editions. Originally trained as an architect, Mr. Ross graduated from UC Berkeley with honors. He is an active investor in startup companies and assists with strategic planning and business plan development. His investment focus is biomedical and technology, and includes companies involved in therapeutic drug monitoring and medical connectors.