• “Dr. Mitchell impresses with his intelligence, breadth of knowledge, richness of talent and capability. He is an enthusiastic, industrious individual who works with passion and compassion. He maintains a broad perspective on life and wants to contribute in meaningful ways.”  - Leadership Assessment Professional, Ottawa, Canada

• "The best scientist MDS ever had and the best sales support person I ever met.  Richard's combined scientific, business, and BD skills make him unmatched in the CRO industry." - Mark Crane, former VP of Global Business Development for Preclinical and Discovery Services at MDS, currently VP of Sales and Marketing at Quest Pharmaceutical Services

• "[Richard] spawned almost every innovative idea for MDS' pharmacology division when we worked together." John Acone, Senior Project Lead, Arthur Anderson (currently with Point B Consulting)

• "I am always pleased with your performance. When I ask you to lead a task force, you always exceed my expectations"..."Exceeds objectives overall" - (most recent performance evaluation)

• "[He is] the most creative, really brilliant thinker I know in science or business" - Technical Director and former colleague.

ON THE JOB...

• “imaginative, bright and articulate”
• “the most well informed individual I know in his field;"
• “very caring of people ...concerned about ... development of his staff”
• “very smart and knowledgeable in science, computers, and our business”
• “makes good decisions for the business and manages people well”
• “delivers very well; he is good on his feet; excellent skills, the best I’ve seen”
• “He has a really good value system, integrity, capability and credibility”
• “a great teacher”
• "an excellent decision maker"
• "He has made good staffing decisions..."good feel for who will fit into the group"
• “He gets people excited about where he wants to go..."
• "an amazing capacity to do many things at once"