Tony White attended Western Carolina University where he earned a BA in Social Sciences and Economics, and was later awarded an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater. He is the former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Biosystems, Inc. (formerly Applera Corporation), a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science systems and genomic information products, having served in those positions from September 1995 until his retirement in November 2008. Prior to that, Mr. White spent 26 years in various management positions at Baxter International, Inc., a provider of medical products and services.

Mr. White has also been a director of several large corporations including AT&T, a telecommunications company; Trane Technologies plc, a manufacturing company focused on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and refrigeration systems; Ingersoll Rand, an American multinational company that provides flow creation and industrial products; C.R. Bard, Inc., a company that designs, manufacturers, packages, distributes and sells medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices; and CVS Health, one of the largest health care companies in the world.

Tony was born in Cuba to a Cuban mother and an American father and spent a significant amount of his childhood in Cuba. He still has extensive family there. He cares deeply for the Latino community. He is a long-time supporter of LaAmistad students and families!