Biography
Kelvyn H. Cullimore Jr. was named President and CEO of BioUtah, the state trade association for life sciences companies in Utah, in October 2018. BioUtah has a membership of over 300 companies and works closely with government, academia, industry, health care delivery systems and media to advance the causes of life sciences in the state of Utah.
Mr. Cullimore is a member of the board of the World Trade Center Utah and on the advisory board of the Center for Medical Innovation at the University of Utah. He also serves on the advisory boards for the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at Utah Tech University, the Life Sciences Leadership Council at Brigham Young University and the Community Advisory Board for the Mountain Division of HCA.
BioUtah is a member of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA). CSBA is sponsored by Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), a national association for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Mr. Cullimore is a member of the board of directors of CSBA. He also chairs the State Medical Technology Alliance for all 50 states sponsored by AdvaMed, a national association for medical device manufacturers.
From 1992 to 2018 Mr. Cullimore was the President & CEO of Dynatronics Corporation, a leading manufacturer of physical therapy devices and products with an international reach. Dynatronics was a publicly traded company originally founded by Mr. Cullimore and his father in 1979. He served on the Board of Directors for Dynatronics until December 2019.
From 2003 to 2016, Mr. Cullimore served on the board of directors of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) headquartered in Washington, D.C. MDMA is a national association for medical device manufacturers with a particular emphasis on policy. He is a past Trustee of the Utah Technology Council an industry association which, at the time, included life sciences and high-tech companies.
In addition to his professional career, Mr. Cullimore was elected the first Mayor of Cottonwood Heights, UT in November 2004 and served in that capacity until January 2018. As Mayor, Mr. Cullimore was a member of the board of the largest fire agency in Utah, the Unified Fire Authority, serving as the chairman of its finance committee. He also served on numerous other County and State committees and was the chair of the Mayor’s committee that formed the Canyons School District, the first new school district in Utah in 100 years. Mayor Cullimore was a recipient of the Best of State Award in 2008 as the Best Elected Official in Utah.
Mr. Cullimore has served in many positions for the Boy Scouts of America, including Scoutmaster, and in 2002 received the District Award of Merit for his service.
He graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University in 1980 with a degree in Financial and Estate Planning. Kelvyn and his wife, Laurie Lyn Cullimore, are the parents of five children and have seventeen grandchildren.
