Gregg Van Citters holds degrees in Chemistry, Mathematics, Human Nutrition and Physiology & Biophysics. He worked for some time as a software engineer and marketing product manager before beginning his career in clinical and basic research in 1995. He worked first in gastroenterology and nutrition before moving on to solve problems in obesity and diabetes. He left the academic life as a research professor at City of Hope, working in drug discovery, to join Medtronic Diabetes in October, 2007.
At Medtronic, he is responsible for staff training and process improvement in the Clinical Research department. He is a certified Lean Sigma Green Belt working toward Master Black Belt certification.