Michael D. Walsh '90
President, LifeGas
B.S., Civil Engineering

	Michael D. Walsh

Mike is currently President of LifeGas, a division of Linde Gas North America, which is a leading medical gas company in the United States. He invested in a small company in Dallas, Texas called Oxygen Services in 1996 which he eventually formed into LifeGas. Today the company has over 50 manufacturing sites with distribution throughout the United States.

Prior to his position with LifeGas, Mike held various senior positions with Chart Industries. While at Chart, Mike was responsible for launching a new delivery method that today is standard practice in the industrial gas market. Earlier in his career, he worked for Praxair where he held various engineering and marketing roles.

He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1990 and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He resides with his wife, Joy, and their three children in Atlanta, GA. His daughter, Chelsea, is a sophomore at Lehigh.

Mike’s interest includes adventure racing, architecture, and mentoring student athletes in professional development.

     

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