Alan Meeker ’83

Alan Meeker ’83 is making his name known in the medical technologies field and the sport of polo. He oversees two different business ventures through The Crestview Research Institute and CQuentia, yet both are significant passion projects.

In 2000, Meeker developed Type I diabetes, a chronic disease with no cure. That will change under Meeker’s watch. Crestview Research Institute scientists are working to produce insulinproducing beta islet cells from a donor’s non-beta islet cells. He is dedicated to finding a cure for the millions who live with the disease. His commitment honors Aiden ’22 and Gavin ’25. “My sons are the pleasure of my life,” Meeker said. “If I can live longer by working on and finding a cure, that’s my goal. To extend my time on earth to be a father.”

As CEO of CQuentia, Meeker strives to improve patient health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs through genetic testing and technology. “We develop and deliver diagnostic tests to determine which medical treatments work best for each patient,” he said. “By combining data from those tests with a patient’s medical history and unique circumstances, health care providers can develop targeted treatment and prevention plans. This approach to precision medicine is revolutionizing health care.”

Meeker’s work with Crestview also relates to a passion for horses and the game of polo. As a child and FWCD student, he took part in three-day events—dressage, cross country and show jumping. Now he plays polo avidly in South Carolina at Crestview Farm, where he houses 40 to 100 horses on his 415-acre property. It was in 2008 that Meeker began cloning horses to develop the top polo horses in the world. “Polo players can ride as many as 12 horses in a match,” Meeker said. “The horse and its stamina, strength and agility are as important as the player’s expertise.”

Connecting with Argentine polo legend Adolfo Cambiaso, who had some of the world’s top polo horses, Meeker licensed the genetics of those horses. Cambiaso and Meeker are now partners, dominating the field. Meeker has developed cloning technology and procedures that result in an 85 percent success rate for delivering a live foal. In layman’s terms, skin cells from a donor animal are implanted into an egg of a donor female horse after that egg’s DNA is removed. Crestview was featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes and National Geographic Explorer.

At FWCD, Meeker loved school, sports and the arts, but never in his wildest dreams imagined he would clone horses or pioneer diabetes research. “FWCD gave me a rock-solid start to launch into whatever was next for me,” he said. “I was challenged while at Country Day and have fond memories of Mrs. [Beverly Anne] Robinson [H’18], Mrs. [Lelia] Koeppe, Mrs. [Jean] Webb [H’01] and Mr. [Tawny] Kilbourne. I received such a wonderful foundation here that I found college to be boring.” He attended the University of Oklahoma as a petroleum engineering major and transferred to TCU, where he studied business before deciding he did not want a “linear education.” He left college to work in oil and gas and real estate.

When it came time to choose a school for his boys, Meeker did his due diligence, as he does in all business ventures, and toured the local schools. “It wasn’t a given that my boys would attend Country Day because I did,” he said. “They are my sun and my moon, so I want the very best for them. When I came for the tour, FWCD rose to the top of the list. There’s a healthy culture here that is supportive of students as they learn.”

Both boys became Falcons in kindergarten. Aiden shares his father’s love of polo. He is nationally ranked and travels all over the country to play. Gavin also plays polo, and has a theatrical side and enjoys the arts opportunities the School provides. He also is active in competitive athletics.

“Success requires a solid foundation,” Meeker said. “FWCD provided me that, now I am providing that to my boys. My life’s purpose is to be a good father to them.”