Consensus Builder

Getting started

Although he was born into a family with a long history in printing, it wasn't a given that printing would be his calling. As a matter of fact, Hickey says his mother encouraged him and his brothers to become doctors or lawyers or anything other than joining the family business. By the time he reached his teenage years, he developed a strong interest in science and entered college with the intention of pursuing what he calls the "honorable trade of medicine."